Title: Channels of Prophecy
First published: 1989
Description: Channels of Prophecy is a cross-cultural study. It argues that prophetic intermediation is a widespread phenomenon in ancient and modern cultures, and proposes a way of identifying and describing the underlying similarity among intermediaries. It discusses the nature of prophetic authority and the function of "miracles" performed by prophets. It suggests that divination may be viewed as one type of prophetic intermediation and that prophecy must be presumed to occur down to the present. Finally, it reflects on how one might evaluate the prophetic claims made about a variety of persons in contemporary America. -- Book Jacket
Subjects: Comparative studies, Prophets, Prophecy, Prophetes - Etudes comparatives, Prophetie, Profetieen, Prophetie - Etudes comparatives, Prophetes, Etudes comparatives, Prophétie, Prophétie - Études comparatives, Études comparatives, 11.41 study and interpretation of the Old Testament, Prophètes - Études comparatives, Prophètes, Profetieën, Biblical Sociology
LC classification: BL633 .O87 1989