Download or read book Prophetic Drama in the Old Testament written by David Stacey and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most books on the prophets contain a page or two on what is usually called "prophetic symbolism," but full-scale treatments are remarkably few, and in English entirely lacking. Dr. Stacey examines all the evidence in detail, considers the various explanations of the phenomenon that have been offered, gives particular attention to the apparent link with magic, and provides a model whereby these dramatic actions can be properly understood. This book is significant for the study of Hebrew religion; it also paves the way for further investigation of similar actions in the New Testament.