The roles of Israel's prophets
Title:
The roles of Israel's prophets
Author:
Petersen, David L.
ISBN:
9780567492685
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Publication Information:
Sheffield, England : JSOT Press, 1981.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (131 p.)
Series:
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series, 17
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 17.
Contents:
Preface; Chapter One: Introduction: Beyond "Charisma" and "Office"; Chapter Two: Role Theory and the Study of Prophecy; Chapter Three: Role Labels: Theoretical Considerations, the Role Labels ro'eh and 'îs (ha)'elohîm; Chapter Four: Two Role Labels -- hozeh and nabî' -- and One Role; Chapter Five: Role Rationale: Distinguishing between the hozeh and the nabî'; Chapter Six: The Study of Prophetic Roles: Further Issues; Chapter Seven: Conclusions; Notes to: Chapter One; Notes to: Chapter Two; Notes to: Chapter Three; Notes to: Chapter Four; Notes to: Chapter Five; Notes to: Chapter Six
Abstract:
This book offers a new and fruitful approach to a major area of Old Testament study. Expressing dissatisfaction with current critical theories of Israelite prophecy, which have regularly depended on the categories of office and charisma to designate essential features, Petersen looks instead to modern 'role theory' for a conceptual apparatus which can take account not only of what prophets regularly did in common but also of the significant variety apparent in Israelite prophetic performance.
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