Lang, Bernhard

Monotheism and the prophetic minority : an essay in biblical history and sociology / Bernhard Lang - Sheffield, England : Almond Press, 1983 - 191 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Social world of biblical antiquity series ;  1 .

1. The Yahweh-alone movement and the making of Jewish monotheism -- Appendix: How exclusive was the worship of Yahweh in tribal Israel? -- 2. What is a prophet? -- Appendix: Prophecy, symbolic acts and politics, a review of recent studies -- 3. The making of prophets in Israel -- 4. The social organization of peasant poverty in biblical Israel -- 5. The making of Messianism -- 6. From prophet to scribe: Charismatic authority in early Judaism.

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Bible. Old Testament.History of Biblical events.

BS1198 / .L27 1983