The Message of the prophets /
Gerhard Von Rad
- New York: Harper & Row, c1965.
- 289 p. ; 22 cm.
Introduction The traditions of the prophets The prophets' call and reception of revelation The prophets' freedom The prophets' conception of the word of God The origins of Hebrew thought about history History related to eschatology in the prophets The day of Yahweh 'The message' of the prophets Amos Hosea Isaiah and Micah The new element in eighth-century prophecy The transition to the Babylonian era: Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah Jeremiah Ezekiel Deutero-Isaiah The new elements in prophecy in the Babylonian and early Persian period The prophets of the later Persian period: Trito-Isaiah, Haggi, Zechariah, Malachi and Jonah The prophecies of the New Jerusalem The prophetic word and history: retrospect Apocalyptic Daniel The book of expectation
"A concise presentation of the quintessence of the prophetic message, by one of the greatest Old Testament scholars of our time. The message of each prophet is examined individually, against the background of his time and with regard to his significance for ours"--Back cover