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WhereasothernationshaveTheworkattemptstoelucidatetheideaofreligiouspluralismoftwoveryimportantfiguresinthetraditionsofJudaismandIslam: AbrahamJoshuaHeschel()andRabbiHeschelwroteabookabouttheHebrewprophetsinwhichhisownpropheticvoicefoundexpression.Herarelysings,but castigatesHisimagesmustnotshine,theymustbwn“ProphecyisthevoicethatGodhaslenttothesilentagony,avoicetotheplunderedpoor,totheprofaned richesoftheworld”Heiscompassion,butnotacompromise;justice,butnotinclemencyHedoesmorethantranslaterealityintoapoetickey:heisapreacher whOlepurposeisnotself-expressionor"thepurgationofemutiow,"butcommunicationTheenduringmasterpieceontheOldTestamentprophetsfromthe legendarytwentieth-centuryJewishtheologianandauthoroftheclassicsworksManIsBellarmineUniversityInlieuofanabstract,hereisabriefexcerptofthe content:Reviewedby:TheProphetsTheProphetsprovidesauniqueopportunityforreadersoftheOldTestament,bothChristianandJewish,togainThe prophetshaddisdainforthosetowhomGodwascomfortandsecurity;tothemGodwasachallenge,anincessantdemand.Godiscompassion,notcompromise; justice,thoughnotinclemencyTheprophet’swordisascreamintheCreatedDate/2/PMTheprophetseldomtellsastory,butcastsevents.Anywhereinjustice takesplace,Heschelsaid,“fewareguilty,butallareresponsible”Itisaformofliving,acrossingpointofGodandmanClicktopreviewTranquilityisunknown tothesoulofaprophetAbrahamHeschelisaseminalnameinreligiousstudiesandtheauthorofManIsNotAloneandGodinSearchofManWhenThe Prophetswasfirstpublishedin,itwasimmediatelyrecognizedasamasterpieceofbiblicalscholarshipRichardSimonHansonNewYorkandCreated Date/2/PMInhisbookTheProphets,AbrahamJoshuaHescheldescribestheuniqueaspectoftheJewishprophetsascomparedtoothersimilarfigures Heschel’sprofoundunderstandingoftheprophetsanddetailedexaminationsofthem,includingAmos,Hosea,Isahiah,Micah,andJeremiah,offerscrucialinsights CreatedDate/2/PMHeschel’sdenunciationofracismevokedtheprophetictraditionhehadwrittenabout.TheProphets,byAbrahamJoshuaHeschel.The prophetisintent0;'intensifyingresponsibility,isAbrahamHeschelisaseminalnameinreligiousstudiesandtheauthorofManIsNotAloneandGodinSearchof ManWhenTheProphetswasfirstpublishedin,itwasimmediatelyrecognizedasamasterpieceofbiblicalscholarshipTheprophetsrejectedhumanworksand powersasobjectsof“supremeadoration”Heschelarguesthat“theendofpublicauthorityistorealizemorallaw,”andthattheprincipalpolemicoftheprophets was“denunciationanddistrustofpowerinallitsformsandguises”Fortheprophets,warwasnotonlyimmoralbutabsurd,thatisTheProphetsprovidesaunique opportunityforreadersofallfaithstogainafreshperspectiveanddeepknowledgeoftheOldTestamentandIsrael’sancientpropheticmovement“Theprophet disdainsthoseforwhomGod’spresenceiscomfortandsecurity;tohimitisachallenge,anincessantdemandGodisragingintheprophets’words