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VOL. 21:1 Prophets and Prophecy

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Parabola's Spring 1996 issue: Prophets and Prophecy This is the marvel of a prophet's work: in his words the invisible God becomes audible. He does not prove or argue. The thought he has to convey is more than language can contain. Divine power bursts in the words. The authority of the prophet is in the Presence his words reveal. --from "What Manner of Man Is the Prophet?" Cover: "Saint John the Divine" by Frank Mason. Oil painting. Private collection, New York. Copyright 1996 Frank Mason. In this issue:

"What Manner of Man is the Prophet?" by Abraham J. Heschel - A classic inquiry
"The First Prophet: An Interview with Seyyed Hossein Nasr" - Divine reality in the world of creation
"Partial Revelation of the Truth" by Walter Gardini - A modern prophet's theory of education
"The Rushing Wind" by Rebecca Robison - An Illustrated Poem
"Against Futurology" by Konrad Kellen - Modern "prophecy" unveiled
"Revelation Revisited" by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I - A notable address
"Prophecy and Scientific Prediction" by Robert Meservey - A physicist's overview
"Prophecy in Poetry" - A Garland
"The Edge-Dweller" by Anita Doyle - Dreaming and the transformation of culture
"A Prophet Born of Stone" by Stephen Lewis - Bektashi legends
"Telling Pictures" - Images of the Sibylline Oracles
"Making an Ass of Oneself" by Martin Rowe - Balaam taken for a ride
"Night Windows" by William Sullivan - Myth as a carrier of prophetic star knowledge
"Moses for the Defense" by Yochanan Muffs - Exodus in a new light
"Merlin: Once and Future Prophet" by Anne Crompton - A Chant
"Storage Consciousness" by Soga Ryojin - Dharmakara's resounding vow
"The Third Hand" by Alexander Eliot - A miracle in Damascus
"Shakespeare's Prophetic Mind" by A. C. Harwood - The Tempest reconsidered
"Saint Malachy's Prophecy" by Martin Lings - A controversial subject
"Prediction" by Bill Martin - A Tondo illustrated in prose

Epicycles - Traditional stories from around the world

"Fox Paws" / Dogon - by Joseph Bruchac
"The Tale of a Fish" / Jewish - retold by Nancy Ludmerer
"A Father's Words" /Buddhist - retold by Aaron Shepard

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