The Bible's Prophets: An Introduction for Christians and Jews

Introduces the reader to the world of Joshua, Judges, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, and the literary prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, plus the twelve minor prophets: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. These books form the second section of the Hebrew Bible--the Prophets/Neviim.

Features: Introduction to the Bible; Introduction to the Prophets; and Do the Prophets predict the coming of the Messiah?

Each chapter covers one particular biblical book. Chapter divisions include:

• Introduction with chapter-by-chapter analyses or section-by-section analyses
• Geo-political and historical background
• Significant events
• Personalities
• Concepts and divisions

Chapters also cover:

• The biblical book and the Christian Scriptures
• The biblical book in rabbinic literature. How did the rabbis utilize quotations from the Prophets to teach their values? Extensive quotations.
• Text study. An excellent source for Christian, Jewish, or interfaith study of the Bible's Prophets.