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Saint John's Bible: Prophets | 
 enlarge | Creator: Donald Jackson
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Category: Book
List Price: $69.95
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 298138
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 232
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.2
Dimensions (in): 15.3 x 10.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0814690548
Dewey Decimal Number: 220.520434
EAN: 9780814690543
ASIN: 0814690548
Publication Date: December 26, 2006
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Product Description
Prophets is the fourth volume of the full-color reproduction books of The Saint John's Bible, featuring some of the most beautiful passages in all of Sacred Scripture. The ancient prophets of Israel suffered and celebrated with the people they both admonished and praised. They provided words of consolation during times of oppression and kept the flame of hope alive during the darkest periods of Israelite and Jewish history. Christians honor the prophets as those who foretold the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, as is evidenced by the many references to the prophets in the New Testament. The prophetic message is as relevant today as it was in ancient Israel. The prophets continue to call us to respond to God's love and offer their unvarnished judgment on our behavior. Jackson's images amplify the prophetic word, keeping the flame of hope alive today. Prophets includes artistic depictions from Isaiah, Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Micah, Amos, Daniel, and Zechariah. Major images are Isaiah's Temple Vision and Suffering Servant, Ezekiel's Call and the Valley of the Dry Bones, Daniel's Son of Man, Amos' Plea for Social Justice, and Zechariah's Messianic Prediction. In addition, famous passages such as Isaiah 2:4 "He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more" receive special calligraphic and artistic treatment.
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St. John's Bible: Prophets August 8, 2008
These books are spectacular. I am in love with the idea of using medeival techniques to make a book of this size and importance. This one is beautiful. I've never read the prophets before but now I am.
Excellent Addition March 18, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is an excellent addition to the previous volumes of the St. John's Bible that have come out. I can't wait for the last three! As with the other volumes, the calligraphy is a bit hard to read, but it is being true to the art form. Grogeous illuminations. I recommend that the collector also purchase "The Art of the Saint John's Bible" by Susan Sink or a similar volume for a complete explanation of the illuminations.
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