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The Prophets
Who They Were, What They Are
by Norman Podhoretz
ISBN: 0743219279
ISBN-13: 9780743219273
Format: Hardcover
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The author, a well-known neoconservative, examines the golden age of biblical prophecy and its roots in earlier eras.
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"His interpretations and commentaries...comprise an extraordinary intellectual exercise."
-- Kirkus
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published date: 2002
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 1.4 pounds
Pages: 400
Publisher's Notes
A radical reinterpretation of the biblical prophets by one of America's most provocative critics reveals the eternal beauty of their language and the enduring resonance of their message.
Long before Norman Podhoretz became one of the intellectual leaders of American neoconservatism, he was a student of Hebrew literature and a passionate reader of the prophets of the Old Testament. Returning to them after fifty years, he has produced something remarkable: an entirely new perspective on some of the world's best-known works.
Or, rather, three new perspectives. The first is a fascinating account of the golden age of biblical prophecy, from the eighth to the fifth century B.C.E., and its roots in earlier ages of the ancient Israelite saga. Thus, like large parts of the Bible itself, The Prophets is a history of the Near East from the point of view of a single nation, covering not only what is known about the prophets themselves -- including Elijah, Amos, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel -- but also the stories of King David, King Saul, and how the ancient Israelites were affected by the great Near Eastern empires that surrounded them. Layered into this work of history is a piece of extraordinary literary criticism. Podhoretz's very close reading of the verse and imagery used by the biblical prophets restores them to the top reaches of the poetic pantheon, for these books contain, unequivocally, some of the greatest poetry ever written.
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