Religion 213 - PROPHECY IN ANCIENT ISRAEL

Spring
2015
01
4.00
Joel Kaminsky
MW 01:10-02:30
Smith College
41043-S15
SEELYE 204
jkaminsk@smith.edu
A survey of the institution of prophecy and the individuals who functioned as prophets in the Hebrew Bible. Emphasis on the following issues: What types of people became prophets? What did prophets speak about? What role did prophets play in society? Did prophets deliver different or even conflicting messages? Can one tell a true from a false prophet?
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