Not an easy read but an exceptional work.

One of the single greatest explorations of Biblical thought. An incomparable companion to the Biblical prophets.

Great book, but start with God in Search of Man

Heschel possessed the kind of intellectual and analytical depth that leaves you speechless. This book need no additional praise. It speaks for itself. It’s his magnum opus. It’s awe-inspiring.

I have reservations on his conception of pathos as it relates to God, but I don’t think that would overshadow the book’s critical contribution.

Thank God for Abraham Joshua Heschel.

Amazing.

One of the best books I have ever read. It bridged a lot of knowledge gaps and deepened my understanding of the books of The Prophets. It felt like food for my soul.

The prophets emphasize God in search of man; contrasting the point of view of most Psalmists reaching out to God. I cherish the comparison the book makes of Christianity with other religions and theological ideologies.

Oh the vocabulary made me full of Pathos. The dense and detailed writing had me turning to my dictionary and google searches every now and then.

I understand why it's a classic. The questions Heschel answered far transcend the questions I had that brought me to it, and I'm grateful for his having written it. I will never think of the Prophets in the same way.

In my top 3 of all time. Genius.

An extremely detailed analysis of prophecy, both in form and function. Heschel highlights the pathos of God, God “in search of man,” with delicate reverence. It’s hopeful, brilliant, and at times intensely spiritual (if you’re into that). Quite a task to finish, but ultimately worth multiple re-reads and exasperated Googling (still struggling to pronounce “anthropomorphism”).

A tremendous work of scholarship, and of inspiration.

This book radically crystallized my understanding of the prophet in the Old Testament. Every time I preach on a text of the prophets I will be thumbing through this magnificent scholarly work.

I particularly appreciated Heschel’s distinguishing of Hebrew thought and prophecy from Greek thought and any other form of prophecy in the ancient world. His contrasts throughout the book are thought provoking and profoundly insightful. Truly, an amazing work and a classic, even 60 years after it was originally penned.