The Old Testament Introduction: Prophetic Traditions

The books of the Old Testament prophets abound with enigmas tending to leave the modern reader bewildered. Why did Amos claim not to be a prophet? Did Hosea really marry a harlot at God's command? Were Isaiah's famous "sign of Immanuel" and servant poems" really Messianic prophecies? Why all the strange visions in Ezekeil, and what do they mean? Above all, what is or was a "prophet" and what was each one trying to say to his contemporaries? (Pages: 221; 14 x 21.5 cm)