Themes and Transformations in Old Testament Prophecy (Biblia.com)

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Themes and Transformations in Old Testament Prophecy goes beyond standard introductions to the prophets. Yet it does so in a way that will inform and intrigue beginning students and anyone curious about the prophets of Israel. Sam Meier explores some recurring themes and features—such as angels, writing, miracles, the future, and king-making—and their transformation over time.

THERE IS A MISINFORMED IMPRESSION that all prophets employ the phrase “Thus said Yahweh” and related expressions. One even finds entire books on the prophets titled Thus Says the Lord, as if the phrase in some fashion encapsulates the essence of all the prophets.1 However, such phrases by which God’s words are identified in the prophets are not characteristic of all the prophets, or even most of them. On the contrary, there appears to be a development comparable to the transformations

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