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Reading the Prophets as Christian Scripture: A Literary, Canonical, and Theological Introduction (Reading Christian Scripture) is unavailable, but you can change that!

This survey textbook on the Prophets is designed to meet the needs of contemporary evangelical undergraduates. Although it covers critical issues such as authorship, background, and history, its primary focus is on the message and theology of the prophetic books and the contribution that they make to the Christian canon. Particular attention is given to literary issues, such as the structure of...

of kings or geographical districts, and wild visions and symbols. For many modern Christians, the Prophets are particularly difficult to comprehend, and it is challenging to see their relevance for today. It will be helpful to identify some of the reasons that the Prophets are difficult, since these are the very issues that we will seek to address in this book. First, the Old Testament Prophets are often difficult for us because they assume that the reader is well acquainted with all that came before
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