against the grain of simple humanity, in obedience to God’s desire that they serve as a sign to the people. They embody the word of the covenant by putting no false gods before the Lord who calls them to their extraordinary and difficult task. It is this dimension of embodiedness that above all defines prophecy as a “way of being in the world.” There is an obvious overlap between the last characteristic (embodiment) and this one. Insofar as the prophet expresses