The ProphetsHarper Collins, 2001 M10 16 - 704 páginas Abraham Heschel is a seminal name in religious studies and the author of Man Is Not Alone and God in Search of Man. When The Prophets was first published in 1962, it was immediately recognized as a masterpiece of biblical scholarship. The Prophets provides a unique opportunity for readers of the Old Testament, both Christian and Jewish, to gain fresh and deep knowledge of Israel's prophetic movement. The author's profound understanding of the prophets also opens the door to new insight into the philosophy of religion. |
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... emotions . His rebuke is harsh and relentless . But if such deep sensitivity to evil is to be called hysterical , what name should be given to the abysmal indifference to evil which the prophet bewails ? They drink wine in bowls , And ...
... emotions . His rebuke is harsh and relentless . But if such deep sensitivity to evil is to be called hysterical , what name should be given to the abysmal indifference to evil which the prophet bewails ? They drink wine in bowls , And ...
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... emotional and imaginative language , con- crete in diction , rhythmical in movement , artistic in form , marks his style as poetic . Yet it is not the sort of poetry that takes its origin , to use Wordsworth's phrase , " from emotion ...
... emotional and imaginative language , con- crete in diction , rhythmical in movement , artistic in form , marks his style as poetic . Yet it is not the sort of poetry that takes its origin , to use Wordsworth's phrase , " from emotion ...
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... emotions , " but communication . His images must not shine , they must burn . The prophet is intent on intensifying responsibility , is impatient of excuse , contemptuous of pretense and self - pity . His tone , rarely sweet or ...
... emotions , " but communication . His images must not shine , they must burn . The prophet is intent on intensifying responsibility , is impatient of excuse , contemptuous of pretense and self - pity . His tone , rarely sweet or ...
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... Emotional detachment would be understandable only if there were a command which required the sup- pression of emotion , forbidding one to serve God " with all your heart , with all your soul , with all your might . " God , we are told ...
... Emotional detachment would be understandable only if there were a command which required the sup- pression of emotion , forbidding one to serve God " with all your heart , with all your soul , with all your might . " God , we are told ...
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... emotional life to the divine , an assimilation of func- tion , not of being . The emotional experience of the prophet becomes the focal point for the prophet's understanding of God . He lives not only his personal life , but also the ...
... emotional life to the divine , an assimilation of func- tion , not of being . The emotional experience of the prophet becomes the focal point for the prophet's understanding of God . He lives not only his personal life , but also the ...
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Isa 139 | 76 |
Micah | 124 |
Jeremiah | 130 |
Habakkuk | 178 |
Second Isaiah | 184 |
The Meaning and Mystery of Wrath | 358 |
Ira Dei | 383 |
Religion of Sympathy | 393 |
Prophecy and Ecstasy | 414 |
The Theory of Ecstasy | 428 |
An Examination of the Theory of Ecstasy | 448 |
Prophecy and Poetic Inspiration | 468 |
Prophecy and Psychosis | 498 |
History | 202 |
Chastisement | 238 |
Justice | 249 |
The Theology of Pathos | 285 |
Comparisons and Contrasts | 299 |
The Philosophy of Pathos | 318 |
Anthropopathy | 344 |
Explanations of Prophetic Inspiration | 524 |
Event and Experience | 545 |
Prophets Throughout the World | 572 |
Prophet Priest and King | 606 |
Conclusions | 618 |
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