This informative survey presents the Old Testament prophets in an orderly format, making them accessible and understandable to readers of the Bible. The key feature of this introductory volume is the systematic outline and form. Each chapter summarizes the essential element of the prophet's message. The reader will have a basic foundation on which to build a growing understanding.
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James D. Newsome Jr. is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. He is the author of The Hebrew Prophets.
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"The Hebrew Prophets" is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to be a student of the Old Testament. Each of the books of the writing prophets is outlined with a basic general format that includes a biography of the author, a description of the time and place of the prophecies, and a summary of the book and the major themes. Because questions sometimes lie in the authorship (was Isaiah written by one person or more?) or time (Jonah, for example) of the prophecies, Newsome attempts to explore the sources of the disagreement and tends to lean towards the more moderate, scholarly assignments than the traditional ones. Thus, for example, Isaiah is treated in parts as if it were written by multiple authors.Overall, I found the book to be very scholarly and yet very approachable. I was able to use this book to construct a Bible study on the minor prophets for a youth group, and it was very successful. I recommend it to anyone who would like to learn more about the Old Testament writings of the prophets.
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I found this text to be a disappointment. Some mateial seemed contradictory--- borderline inaccurate. Upon completion of the text, it raised more unanswered questions rather than thoroughly answering them.
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When someone mentions the phrase "Old Testament prophet," most of us who have been raised in the traditions of the Christian church reflexively think of one or more of the great Hebrew prophets of the classical period: Isaiah, who spoke of God's gift of a special child, or Jeremiah, who lamented the impending doom of his nation, or Ezekiel, whose bizarre visions were sometimes matched by his equally bizarre behavior. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, Second Isaiah, Third Isaiah, Northern Kingdom, New Testament, Jerusalem Temple, Holy One of Israel, Early Ministry, Jesus Christ, Servant Songs, Central Theological Concept, Darius the Mede, First Isaiah, Isaiah of Jerusalem, Syro-Ephraimitic War, God of Israel, Isaiah Apocalypse, King Josiah, Lord Yahweh, Near Eastern, Southern Kingdom, Dead Sea, King Ahaz, Late Ministry, Battle of Carchemish New!
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When someone mentions the phrase "Old Testament prophet," most of us who have been raised in the traditions of the Christian church reflexively think of one or more of the great Hebrew prophets of the classical period: Isaiah, who spoke of God's gift of a special child, or Jeremiah, who lamented the impending doom of his nation, or Ezekiel, whose bizarre visions were sometimes matched by his equally bizarre behavior. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Old Testament, Second Isaiah, Third Isaiah, Northern Kingdom, New Testament, Jerusalem Temple, Holy One of Israel, Early Ministry, Jesus Christ, Servant Songs, Central Theological Concept, Darius the Mede, First Isaiah, Isaiah of Jerusalem, Syro-Ephraimitic War, God of Israel, Isaiah Apocalypse, King Josiah, Lord Yahweh, Near Eastern, Southern Kingdom, Dead Sea, King Ahaz, Late Ministry, Battle of Carchemish New!
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- First and Second Samuel (Interpretation Bible Studies) by David C. Hester on page 85
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