Willem A. VanGemeren
Born
in Boskoop, Netherlands
April 07, 1943
More books by Willem A. VanGemeren…
“Literary prophecies were rare in the ancient Near East. The intuitive prophets gave isolated oracles, unlike Israel's prophets. In this regard the prophetic movement in Israel is unique.”
― Interpreting the Prophetic Word
― Interpreting the Prophetic Word
“The postexilic people were no saints, but they did respond to the challenges of the prophets and the theocratic leaders. The prophetic works (Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, and Joel) together with Chronicles and Ezra—Nehemiah attest to the radical transformation of God’s people after the Exile.”
― Interpreting the Prophetic Word: An Introduction to the Prophetic Literature of the Old Testament
― Interpreting the Prophetic Word: An Introduction to the Prophetic Literature of the Old Testament
“If Moses is the fountainhead and Samuel the rapids of the prophetic stream, then Elijah shaped the course of the classical prophets.”
― Interpreting the Prophetic Word: An Introduction to the Prophetic Literature of the Old Testament
― Interpreting the Prophetic Word: An Introduction to the Prophetic Literature of the Old Testament
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