{"product_id":"defiant-prophets-9781476686776","title":"Defiant Prophets","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This book examines the tales of three remarkable figures of the biblical world: the tragic prophet Jeremiah, and the two atypical prophets Jonah and Balaam. Jeremiah was cursed from birth and condemned to a lifelong losing battle against national disaster. Jonah was notorious for his connection with a whale, whereas Balaam was best known as the owner of a talking donkey. Yet these prophets (servants of their deity) are portrayed as rebels against their god.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This book contends that these tales, beyond their intrinsic appeal as stories, were written to serve as metaphors. Although set in ancient times and in the exotic Near East, the issues that underlie these gripping tales are not unfamiliar to modern times and Western lives. These prophets represent everyman and these unusual dramas explore the phenomenon of revolt against restrictive conditions and against authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Maps\u003cbr\u003ePrincipal Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003ePart I. The Book of Jonah\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to the Book of Jonah\u003cbr\u003e1. The Flight of the Rebel\u003cbr\u003e2. In a Tight Spot\u003cbr\u003e3. The Great Reversal\u003cbr\u003e4. Endgame\u003cbr\u003e5. Some Second Thoughts About a Strange Book\u003cbr\u003eII. The Enigmatic Balaam, Son of Beor\u003cbr\u003e 6. Prologue: The Path to the Steppes of Moab\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to the Book of Balaam\u003cbr\u003e 7. Come, Curse Mine Enemy\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Mouthpiece\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Prophet\u003cbr\u003e10. Retrospect\u003cbr\u003e11. Epilogue: The Road to Dusty Death\u003cbr\u003eIII. A Persecuted Prophet\u003cbr\u003e12. Prologue: A Tangled Three-Act Tragedy\u003cbr\u003e13. Problematic Beginnings\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Interlude I. The Road to Megiddo: Playing on the Big Board\u003cbr\u003e14. De Profundis\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Interlude II. Scandals in the Temple\u003cbr\u003e15. The Long Night\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Interlude III. Long Day's Journey into Night\u003cbr\u003e16. The Anatomy of a Lifelong Agony\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: A Final Accounting\u003cbr\u003eAppendices\u003cbr\u003eA: When Was Jonah Written?\u003cbr\u003eB: Who Was the Innovator and Who Were the Copycats?\u003cbr\u003eC: North Moab: A Tale of Lost Lands\u003cbr\u003eD: The Geography and Ecology of the ­Trans-Jordan\u003cbr\u003eE: The Deir 'Alla Inscription(s)\u003cbr\u003eF: The Plague at ­Baal-Peor\u003cbr\u003eG: Who Was Jeremiah?\u003cbr\u003eH: Psalm 22 and the Prayer of Jeremiah\u003cbr\u003eTimeline I: Putting Things in Perspective\u003cbr\u003eTimeline II: Late 7th–Early 6th Centuries bce\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Terms and Place Names\u003cbr\u003eWho's Who\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eScriptural Index\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Index","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040500613463,"sku":"9781476686776","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476686776.jpg?v=1750946941","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/defiant-prophets-9781476686776","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}