The Roles of Israel’s Prophets

by David L. Petersen

Publisher:

JSOT Press

, 1981

Overview

This book offers a new and fruitful approach to a major area of Old Testament study. Expressing dissatisfaction with current critical theories of Israelite prophecy, which have regularly depended on the categories of office and charisma to designate essential features, Petersen looks instead to modern role theory for a conceptual apparatus which can take account not only of what prophets regularly did in common but also of the significant variety apparent in Israelite prophetic performance.

Helpful indexes and table of contents are included.

Product Details

• Title: The Roles of Israel’s Prophets
• Author: David L. Petersen
• Series: Studies on the Prophets
• Publisher: JSOT Press
• Publication Date: 1981
• Pages: 132

About David L. Petersen

Professor Petersen is a distinguished Old Testament scholar. His current research focuses on the book of Genesis and on prophetic literature. An ordained Presbyterian minister, Dr. Petersen has written, coauthored or coedited numerous books and articles. He was the senior Old Testament editor for The New Interpreter’s Bible. Petersen recently served as president of the Society of Biblical Literature.