Its an interview with susannah heschel, who holds a chair in jewish studies at dartmouth, about her father, the great jewish rabbi abraham joshua heschel. The prophets is an expanded english translation of his german doctoral thesis, first published in 1962. Overall, abraham joshua heschels book, the prophets. Abraham joshua heschel 19071972 was a prolific scholar, impassioned theologian, and prominent activist who participated in the black civil rights movement and the campaign against the vietnam war. To learn jewish theology, then, is to relive the history of gods encounter with the jewish people, for theology and history are inseparable. Abraham joshua heschelthe prophets commonweal magazine. In addition heschel details the driving forces behind the prophets and the reasons why they were different from other followers of god. Abraham heschels prophetic judaism national catholic.
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