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Download or read book Prophecy and Religion in Ancient China and Israel written by Harold Henry Rowley and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Just as a trip abroad enables you to see your native land in sharp new perspective, so an intensive look at the great prophetic tradition in China enable you to see the Old Testament in a fresh new light. In this book Dr. Rowley, a foremost Old Testament scholar and log-time resident and teacher in China, reveals new dimensions in the ideas of some of the greatest prophets and sages before Christ. In roughly similar periods there lived in Israel the prophets Amos, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekial and Hosea, while in the eight and seventh centuries B. C. Confucius, Mencius and Mo-tzu had a vast effect on the Eastern world. Dr. Rowley has chosen to compare and contrast their teachings on statesmanship, on social reform, on the coming Golden Age, and finally in reference to the worship of God. Dr. Rowley's conclusion is that in matters of statecraft and planning for the welfare of future ages, these great Israelites and Chinese were markedly similar and have a profound message for today. However, in their attitudes toward man's relationship toward God, there is little similarity, due primarily, he believes, to their very different cultural heritages at that period of history. This is a clear and informative work on a fascinating phase of comparative religions and will appeal widely to all with interest in that field."-Publisher.