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1 online resource (xv, 404 pages) |
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text file rdaft |
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(pdf) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- What is a prophet? -- The Major Prophets -- Approach to the Major Prophets -- Isaiah 1:39 -- Isaiah 40:66 -- Jeremiah -- Lamentations and other Deutero-Jeremianic literature -- Lamentations -- The book of Baruch -- The letter of Jeremiah -- Ezekiel -- Daniel -- The Minor Prophets -- The Book of the Twelve -- Hosea, Joel, Amos -- Hosea -- Joel -- Amos -- Obadiah, Jonah, Micah -- Obadiah -- Jonah -- Micah -- Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah -- Nahum -- Habakkuk -- Zephaniah -- Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi -- Haggai -- Zechariah 1:8 -- Zechariah 9:14 -- Malachi -- Conclusion. |
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| Summary |
Writing in a conversational rather than a scholarly tone, Paul Redditt assumes little or no prior knowledge of the Old Testament as he presents and introduces the Major and Minor Prophets in the canonical order of the English Bible. The chapters of Redditt's Introduction to the Prophets discuss the place of each book in the canon; the literary setting of each book; their structure, integrity, and authorship; the main genre(s) in each; special features of each book; basic emphases of each book; and problems -- theological, literary, or historical -- raised by a study of the book. Among other things, Redditt demonstrates that the prophets were both "foretellers" and "forthtellers," and he argues that the Old Testament prophets developed the concept of monotheism. Each chapter ends with questions for further reflection. Concluding the volume are a helpful glossary and several indexes. |
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Publisher metadata. |
| Subject |
Bible. Prophets -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
9781467425230 (e-pub) |
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9780802828965 (print) |
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