01747cam a2200241 a 450000100090000000300090000900500170001800800410003501000170007602000310009302000280012403500240015204000630017608200160023910000210025524500630027626000470033930000340038650400660042050503720048652005930085863000540145116149969AU-EpEBC20130917130642.0100323s2010    mnu      b    001 0 eng    a  2010012134  a9780800697372 (alk. paper)  a0800697375 (alk. paper)  a(OCoLC)ocn496965961  aDLCcDLCdBTCTAdYDXCPdTSMdC#PdBWXdLNTdCDXdDLCdNEMB  a224.061/LUN1 aLundbom, Jack R.14aThe Hebrew prophets :ban introduction /cJack R. Lundbom.  aMinneapolis, MN :bFortress Press,cc2010.  axiii, 258 p. ;bpbk ;c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 231-235) and indexes.0 aPt. 1. Marks, messages, and measures of authenticity in the Hebrew prophets. To be a prophet... -- The prophetic message : what is it? -- Measures of authenticity -- Pt. 2. Poetry, prose, rhetoric, and symbolism in the Hebrew prophets. Prophetic discourse in poetry and prose -- Rhetorical discourse in the prophets -- Prophetic signs, wonders, and symbolic behavior.  aNoting that the legacy of the prophets remains a powerful element in contemporary society, Jack R. Lundbom explores the contours of prophetic speech in ancient Israel. He surveys the elements of each prophets message, describes the characteristics of prophetic rhetoric and symbolic behavior, and discusses the problem of authenticity: how did individuals make the claim to speak as prophets, and how did their audiences recognize their claims? The Hebrew Prophets offers an authoritative introduction to the phenomenon of ancient prophetic speech for the contemporary reader--and hearer.00aBible.pProphetsxCriticism, interpretation, etc.