Thinking about the Prophets : A Philosopher Reads the Bible /

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"Rethinking the great literary prophets whose ministry ran from the eighth to the sixth centuries BCE- Amos, Hosea, First Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Second Isaiah, and Job-Thinking about the Prophets examines their often-shocking teachings in light of their times, their influence upon later Wes...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seeskin, Kenneth, 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Bible. > Prophets.
Bible. > Job.
Bible. > Job > Influence.
Bible. > Prophets > Influence.
Bible. > Job > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. > Prophets > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Spiritual life > Judaism.
Spiritual life > Christianity.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
PHILOSOPHY > Religious.
Vie spirituelle > Christianisme.
Vie spirituelle > Judaïsme.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Amos: moral idealism
  • 2. Hosea: divine pathos
  • 3. First Isaiah, Part 1 : War and peace
  • 4. First Isaiah, Part 2 : The coming of the Messiah
  • 5. Jeremiah: suffering for the sake of God
  • 6. Ezekiel: freedom and responsibility
  • 7. Second Isaiah: monotheism takes hold
  • 8. Job: innocent suffering.

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