TY  - BOOK
AU  - Matthews,Victor Harold
AU  - Matthews,Victor Harold
TI  - The Hebrew prophets and their social world: an introduction 
SN  - 9780801048616 (pbk.)
AV  - BS1505.52 .M39 2012
U1  - 224/.067 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Grand Rapids, MI
PB  - Baker Academic
KW  - Bible
KW  - Old Testament
KW  - Prophets
KW  - Socio-rhetorical criticism
KW  - Palestine
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - To 70 A.D
N1  - Rev. ed. of: Social world of the Hebrew prophets. c2001; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Historical geography -- Defining and describing the prophet -- Premonarchic prophetic activity -- Early monarchic prophets -- Elijah and Elisha -- Major and minor prophets -- Book of Amos -- Book of Hosea -- Book of Isaiah -- Book of Micah -- Prophetic voices of the late seventh century -- Book of Jeremiah -- Book of Ezekiel -- Postexilic prophecy -- Hellenistic period and the book of Daniel -- Final thoughts
N2  - Drawing on archaeology and ancient Near Eastern texts, Matthews examines the prophets chronologically, placing them and their message into historical context. He explores pertinent aspects of historical geography, economic conditions, and social forces that influenced a prophet's life and message and explains why prophets served an integral purpose in the development of ancient Israelite religion. --from publisher description
ER  -