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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782475003321

Autore

Griffin William Paul

Titolo

The God of the Prophets [[electronic resource] ] : an analysis of divine action / / William Paul Griffin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, Eng., : Sheffield Academic Press, c1997

ISBN

1-281-81405-9

9786611814052

0-567-39346-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 249

Disciplina

224

224.06

224/.06

Soggetti

God - Biblical teaching

Image of God

Content analysis (Communication)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I: BACKGROUND; Part II: THE ANALYSIS; Appendix A: PREVIOUS STUDIES; Appendix B: CATEGORY DICTIONARIES; Bibliography; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Content analysis'-which is a computer-assisted form of textual analysis-is used to examine divine activity in six prophetic texts, comparing God's activity to that of humans. In this methodologically innovative study, the author concludes, in the light of quantitative data, that God is harsher to non-Israelites than to Israelites in all the texts, and much kinder to Israelites in Joel than in the typical prophet. God and humans are involved in much the same kinds of physical and mental processes, but to considerably different degrees. Griffin argues persuasively that the God of the prophets is