The Prophets

706 Pages·2001·5.15 MB·English

by  Heschel, Abraham Joshua

THE PROPHET§

abraham j.h eschel
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ABBRETVIIOANUSSE DI NT HEF OTONOTES
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Contents
Introducttoit ohneP erennCilaals sEidcist ionx zzz
Introduction xxz
l What Manneorf M an Ist heP rophet? 3
Sensittoei vviiTltyh- iem portoaftn rciev ialities-Luminous
ande xplosihvigeh-eTgshoteo d-Ooncet atvoheoig h-An
iconoclasta-nAdcu osmtpearsistyi on-aSlwleeegpaitnigo ns­
Fewa rgeu ilatyla,lr ree sponTshibebl lafesr-toh me aveTnh-e
coaliotfci aolnl oaunsdan uetshso rity-Laonndem liisneersys­
Thpee optloel'esr anacses-aAmynee srs,e wnigtenre,Ts hse-
primcaoryn toefen xtp eriTehnpecr eo-phreets'pso nse.
2 Amos 32
Amoasn dh icso ntemporaarnidte hsne-a GtoidoT nhsae-n ger
ofthLeo rd-RAe deepmaeirn beytd h pee opflaei'lsu re­
IconoclaLsomr-rdTe hpee nteedn-cAonu wnitslealrv e.
Vlll e Conetnts
3 Hosea 47
Hosaenadh itsi mes-Poplriotmiicsaclu ityb-eTtewneseino n
angaenrdc ompassiosne-aeHd sor saemaa -Emotional
solidarity-fLororen ugniinogn t-oHs ohwa re
disillusionmemnatr-rHioaThsgeee a-m'asn -ainaa cgotef
sympathy-Dealaothhi m.
4 Isaia(hsI:a 1.- 39) 76
Prospaenrdpi otyw er-Iasnadti haNeho rthKeirnng dom-
SurretnoAd sesyrr iac-oAv enwaintdthe ath-Jerusalem
rejoIiscaeiisdas,ih s tresysoweuid nl-olIbt fe liyeovwuei ,nl olt
abide-Agaailnlsita ncess-hAafslasylblr ylai sw ao rndo otf
man-Sennacihnevraiosbfi' osJn u dah-CoThnefa unsgieorn s-
oft hLeo rd-DivineT hseoirrssero orwri-onHw i asn ger-
SympaftohGryo d-Aotn wei tHhi pse opThleev -isoifo n
Isaiah-Unicnifadfnenrye ncpee-oMgpyoli en teox iflowera nt
ofk nowledge-Aw irrleelmt nuarnnt- Zion.
5
Micah 124
6 Jeremiah 130
Complacaennddc iys tresasgo-efw Trhaet h-Gloodov'fes
Israeli-nThnete ern sion-Thea nsdao nrgruooifwts hhe
Lord-SymfpoaGrto hdy- SympfaoItrsh rya Tehlpe-o larity
withiThneh- ypertorfsyo mpphayt hy-Prnootpthh oeen clyy
instrumTehcneot l-loafAp sssyer iTah-eem ergoeftn hcee
BabyloenmipainrTh eef- alJle roufs alem.
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Habakkuk 178
8 SeconIds aiah 184
Ont heev oefr edemptiroignh-itMds yi sregbayGr odde-dW ho
taugHhitmt hpea tohfj ustiThcees ?u-ffering searvlaln t-In
theaifflri ctHieow na,as ffl icted-BIel coyavouesu The-e L ord's
oath-lAig httot hnea tioThnesw -orodfo uGro dw isltla nd
forever.
9 History 202
Thei doloafmt igrhyt Th-eriens o r egafromdra n-Fonrob ty
forscheam lalnp revaThiepl a-nthoefhi isstmo Tryh-uen iotyf