The most refreshing and innovative approach to ancient Israelite society which I have ever read. . . . Matthews and Benjamin draw extensively and creatively on
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An introduction to the Hebrew Prophets and the social world of which they spoke. The author examines ancient Israel's prophets chronologically, providing sketch
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