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The Latter Prophets

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This course is a study of the latter prophets and their writings. It is an introduction to the origin and development of prophecy among the Hebrews, a study of the major Hebrew prophets who lived and preached in the nations of Judah and Israel during the first millennium B.C., and an examination of the historical, social, and religious implications of their message.

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As a result of successfully completing this course, the student should be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding  
– define the terms “prophecy” and “prophet”
– answer questions or trace the development of prophecy in ancient Israel, especially in the area of character of God, God’s demand of men, Israel’s relationship to God and to other nations, criteria for evaluating a prophet and message reception and delivery
– place each prophet within his political, historical, social, and geographical framework.

Skills and Abilities
– distinguish, in an essay or in an objective examination, the message of one prophet from another, indicating the unique contribution of each
– contrast the message of the pre-exilic prophets with that of the post-exilic prophets
–  interpret or comment on a given passage from one of the prophets
– answer questions on major themes, such as: covenant, sacrifice, righteousness, judgment, salvation, eschatology (Day of the Lord, remnant, etc.).

Assessment and Approach
– meet the prophets as real people who lived in real places at a given period of time
– understand the message of the prophets within the cultural-historical framework of Israel and the Ancient Near East
– examine some of the major themes of the Old Testament prophets and relate the message to us today.