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Understanding the Bible: Sixth Edition, 6/e
Stephen Harris, California State University--Sacramento

The Prophets (Nevi’im) II: Collections attributed to Individual Prophets

Chapter Objectives

What you should learn in this chapter:

  • Some of the characteristics of Israelite prophecy
  • The relationship between prophecy and social and political crisis
  • The content of prophetic messages
  • The different ways in which prophecy is understood in Judaism and Christianity (and the different structure of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament