The Prophets: The Assyrian PeriodAn excellent introduction to the prophets and the prophetic literature . . . The goal of the book is to understand the thought of the prophets in their historical contexts, and to communicate that understanding for our time. Its approach, while innovative, builds upon he best of contemporary analysis of the prophetic literature. Gene M. Tucker Candler School of Theology Emory University Koch's first volume on the prophets of ancient Israel displays