Heschel, Abraham J.

The Prophets / Abraham J. Heschel - New York : Perennial, 2001 - xxix, 672 p. ; 21 cm.

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.

97800609369900060936991


Bible.—Prophets—Criticism, interpretation, etc..Prophets.

BS1505.2 / .H42 2001