"The purpsoe of this book, then, is to examine various aspects of the prophets' experieinces with the hope of arrriving at a better understanding of these preachers of rightousness. What follows in these pages is really a reflection of my own continuing fascination with the prophets anddesire to know them better. If the reader suddenly finds himself thinking of the prophet as a friend or someone he would like to know as he reads these pages, the book has accomplished its purpose."