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The Old Testament prophets

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Pelican book ; A414Publication details: [Harmondsworth, Middlesex] Penguin Books [1958]Description: 186 pages 18 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0804201404
  • 9780804201407
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Old Testament prophets.DDC classification:
  • 224.06 HEA O
LOC classification:
  • BS1198 .H4 1958
Contents:
The prophetic writings -- The vocation of the prophets -- The vocation of the people -- Religion and righteousness -- Faith and fulfilment
Summary: This book has been written in the conviction that the prophetic tradition is the most vital part of Christianity's debt to Judaism and an indispensable witness to the nature of religious truth. Guides the reader through the prophetic writings, sketching the historical situation in which their message was delivered and explaining the manner of their composition. After considering the unparalleled phenomenon of Old Testament prophecy and the individual contributions of its greatest representatives, the author discusses the bearing of their outlook on a problem which is at present again the subject of active debate -- the relationship between religion and morality. The final chapter traces the stages by which the faith of the prophets was shaped to become the preparation for the coming of Christ
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"Completely revised and largely rewritten edition of the [author's] His servants the Prophets, published ... in 1949."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-181) and indexes

The prophetic writings -- The vocation of the prophets -- The vocation of the people -- Religion and righteousness -- Faith and fulfilment

This book has been written in the conviction that the prophetic tradition is the most vital part of Christianity's debt to Judaism and an indispensable witness to the nature of religious truth. Guides the reader through the prophetic writings, sketching the historical situation in which their message was delivered and explaining the manner of their composition. After considering the unparalleled phenomenon of Old Testament prophecy and the individual contributions of its greatest representatives, the author discusses the bearing of their outlook on a problem which is at present again the subject of active debate -- the relationship between religion and morality. The final chapter traces the stages by which the faith of the prophets was shaped to become the preparation for the coming of Christ

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