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Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Abraham Joshua Heschel |
ISBN: | 0060936991 9780060936990 |
OCLC Number: | 46929118 |
Notes: | Originally published: 1st ed. New York : Harper & Row, 1962. |
Description: | xxix, 672 pages ; 21 cm. |
Contents: | Part 1. What manner of man is the prophet? -- Amos -- Hosea -- Isaiah : (Isa. 1-39) -- Micah -- Jeremiah -- Habakkuk -- Second Isaiah -- History -- Chastisement -- Justice -- Part 2. The theology of pathos -- Comparisons and contrasts -- The philosophy of pathos -- Anthropopathy -- The meaning and mystery of wrath -- Ira Dei -- Religion of sympathy -- Prophecy and ecstasy -- The theory of ecstasy -- An examination of the theory of ecstasy -- Prophecy and poetic inspiration -- Prophecy and psychosis -- Explanations of prophetic inspiration -- Event and experience -- Prophets through the world -- Prophet, priest, and king -- Conclusions. |
Series Title: | Perennial classic. |
Responsibility: | Abraham J. Heschel. |
More information: | |
Local System Bib Number: | 175596 |
Abstract:
The Prophets provides a unique opportunity for readers of the Old Testament, both Christian and Jewish, to gain fresh and deep knowledge of Israel's prophetic movement. The author's profound understanding of the prophets also opens the door to new insight into the philosophy of religion.

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