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The roles of Israel's prophets / David L. Petersen.

By: Series: Journal for the study of the Old Testament. supplement series ; ; 17.Publication details: Sheffield, UK : JSOT Press, 1981.Description: 131 p. ; hbk ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0905774345
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 221.922
Contents:
Preface -- 1. Introduction: Beyond "Charisma" and "Office" -- 2. Role Theory and the Study of Prophecy -- 3. Role Labels: Theoretical Considerations, the Role Labels ro'eh and 'îs (ha)'elohîm; Chapter Four: Two Role Labels -- 4. Two Role Labels - hozeh and nabî' - and One Role -- 5.Role Rationale: Distinguishing between the hozeh and the nabî' -- 6. The Study of Prophetic Roles: Further Issues -- 7. Conclusions.
Summary: 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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Includes bibliography and index.

Preface --
1. Introduction: Beyond "Charisma" and "Office" --
2. Role Theory and the Study of Prophecy --
3. Role Labels: Theoretical Considerations, the Role Labels ro'eh and 'îs (ha)'elohîm; Chapter Four: Two Role Labels --
4. Two Role Labels - hozeh and nabî' - and One Role --
5.Role Rationale: Distinguishing between the hozeh and the nabî' --
6. The Study of Prophetic Roles: Further Issues --
7. Conclusions.

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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