Walter Brueggemann Ph.D
Mordecai Schreiber has written a book that merits great and sustained attention. In his exposition of the prophets of the Hebrew Bible he exhibits his great theological sensibility. That, however, is only his beginning! He extends reflection with a largeness of spirit to consider the prophetic dimension of each of the world’s great religions. He offers a full inventory of prophetic personalities, “misguided prophets,” and “prophets of evil” in the modern world. By the time he finishes, Schreiber has provided a breath-taking vision of the prophetic that pertains urgently to our present emergency of creaturely well-being. The reader will be grateful for the generous, knowing force that occupies the pages of this book.
Jack Riemer
Mordecai Schreiber travels all across the globe and all the way back to the beginning of human history in this book in order to demonstrate that the prophets still have the power to speak to those who have open minds and open hearts. This is a book that will open the world of the prophets to many who have never understood their message and their impact on civilization until now. He tells the story of how a handful of spiritual giants who lived in a small corner of the Middle East spoke truth to power in voices so powerful that they reverberate until this day. He makes us understand the people who taught the world that God cares when a widow is cheated, or when an orphan is mistreated, more than about abstract teachings or ritual observance. They taught us that unlike the Greeks who understood God as the Unmoved Mover, God is the Most Moved Mover in the universe. The prophets comforted the afflicted and afflicted the comfortable, and we need to learn from them how to do both these tasks today. This book will help for it speaks to our minds and to our souls.