Hear, O heavens and listen, O Earth : an introduction to the Prophets /
Cook, Joan E.
Hear, O heavens and listen, O Earth : an introduction to the Prophets / Joan E. Cook. - Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, c2006. - xi, 323 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
"A Michael Glazier book."
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introductory topics -- The early prophets -- The eighth-century prophets in the Northern Kingdom -- The eighth-century prophets in the Southern Kingdom -- The seventh-century prophets Zephaniah, Nahum, and Habakkuk -- Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Baruch -- Ezekiel and Obadiah -- The final years of the Exile : second Isaiah -- The Persian period and the second Temple : Third Isaiah, Haggai, Zechariah 1-8 -- Fifth- and fourth-century prophets: Malachi, Joel, Zechariah 9-14 -- Jonah, the unique prophet.
"Although the Israelite prophets lived and spoke centuries ago, their message still resonates in this twenty-first century. Joan Cook captures the essence of these prophetic messages. She does so with an eye toward careful biblical scholarship: historical and political considerations, chronological timelines, and literary patterns. But Cook moves beyond the important scholarly study to consider how prophetic messages speak to the religious, pastoral, and socio-economic concerns of our time. Hear anew these prophetic messengers and discover the practical - and challenging - implications of their words for today."--Jacket.
081465181X (alk. paper) 9780814651810 (alk. paper)
2005034578
Bible.--O.T.--Prophets--Textbooks.
BS1505.55 / .C66 2006
224/.061
Hear, O heavens and listen, O Earth : an introduction to the Prophets / Joan E. Cook. - Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, c2006. - xi, 323 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
"A Michael Glazier book."
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introductory topics -- The early prophets -- The eighth-century prophets in the Northern Kingdom -- The eighth-century prophets in the Southern Kingdom -- The seventh-century prophets Zephaniah, Nahum, and Habakkuk -- Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Baruch -- Ezekiel and Obadiah -- The final years of the Exile : second Isaiah -- The Persian period and the second Temple : Third Isaiah, Haggai, Zechariah 1-8 -- Fifth- and fourth-century prophets: Malachi, Joel, Zechariah 9-14 -- Jonah, the unique prophet.
"Although the Israelite prophets lived and spoke centuries ago, their message still resonates in this twenty-first century. Joan Cook captures the essence of these prophetic messages. She does so with an eye toward careful biblical scholarship: historical and political considerations, chronological timelines, and literary patterns. But Cook moves beyond the important scholarly study to consider how prophetic messages speak to the religious, pastoral, and socio-economic concerns of our time. Hear anew these prophetic messengers and discover the practical - and challenging - implications of their words for today."--Jacket.
081465181X (alk. paper) 9780814651810 (alk. paper)
2005034578
Bible.--O.T.--Prophets--Textbooks.
BS1505.55 / .C66 2006
224/.061