Prophets in Action: An Analysis of Prophetic Symbolic Acts in the Old Testament

by Åke Viberg

The purpose of this study is to understand the symbolic acts that are performed by the prophets in the Old Testament. What do these characters intend with their various symbolic acts? Viberg attempts to show that these prophetic acts are part and parcel of their prophetic message, nonverbal communication that extends the rhetorical arsenal these prophets made use of in action, as they struggle to persuade. The task of this study is accomplished through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9188906159
• ISBN13: 9789188906151
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Enskilda Hogskolan Stockholm
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"