| The Roles of Israel's Prophets Contributor(s): Petersen, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1855396289 ISBN-13: 9781855396289 Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press OUR PRICE: $47.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Old Testament - General |
| Dewey: 306 |
| Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.43 lbs) 131 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |