Hear, O Heavens and Listen, O Earth An Introduction to the Prophets

This text has much to offer individuals and groups who simply wish to learn more about the prophets.

[T]he volume's accessible style, engagement with most current scholarly trends, and reflection on the contemporary and liturgical significance of the texts, especially within the Catholic tradition, make it highly recommended for library collections and classroom use.

[C]learly written and engaging. Its strength lies in its literary analysis of selected prophetic texts.

Hear, O Heavens and Listen, O Earth is extremely readable and accessible, further underlying the importance of reading the ancient prophets in our modern context.

Cook's volume is clear and engaging. . . . succeeds in offering to advanced undergraduate and ministerial students an introduction to the rich literary fabric of the prophetic texts, and invites further conversation.

. . . provides an extensive introduction to Israel's prophetic literature, and comments on the significance that the prophetic texts have for daily life today.

Sister Cook provides a unique and appropriate summation for each of the prophets in which she refers to the prophets in the Christian Lectionary and shows relevance of the prophets to the current world. This is a fine example of biblical pedagogy and will be used as a handy textbook for classes on the Old Testament Prophet.

Cook has produced an excellent book on prophets, suitable for `graduate and advanced undergraduate students in theology and ministerial programs.'

Although the Israelite prophets lived and spoke centuries ago, their message still resonates with us in the twenty-first century. Author Sister Jean Cook SC captures the essence of these prophetic messages in Hear, O Heavens and Listen, O Earth: An Introduction to the Prophets. . . . she considerers how prophetic messages speak to the religious, pastoral and socioeconomic concerns of our times.