Leon J. Wood (1918-1977; Ph.D., Michigan State University) was professor of Old Testament at Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary for more than thirty years. He also wrote A Survey of Israel's History, Distressing Days of the Judges, Commentary on Daniel, and The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament.

Wood focuses on the prophets' daily circumstances to illuminate their message. Covers both the writing and non-writing prophets, including Miriam and Elijah.

Part One: Prophetism  
1\. Identity  
2\. Contemporary "Prophets"  
3\. Israel's Prophets Were Not Ecstatics  
4\. The Meaning of "To Prophesy"  
5\. The Function of the Prophet  
6\. The Holy Spirit and Prophecy  
7\. False Prophecy in Israel  
8\. A General Overview  
Part Two: The Prophets  
Section One: The Pre-Monarchy Prophets  
 History Chart I  
9\. Three Early Prophets  
10\. Samuel  
Section Two: The Monarchy Prophets  
 History Chart II  
11\. The Reigns of David, Solomon, and Jeroboam  
12\. The Reigns of Rehoboam, Abijam, Asa, Jehoshaphat, and Baasha  
13\. The Reign of Ahab: Elijah  
14\. The Reigns of Ahab, Joash, and Amaziah  
15\. The Reigns from Jehoram to Jehoash: Elisha  
Section Three: The Writing Prophets  
 History Chart III  
16\. Ninth-Century Prophets: Obadiah and Joel  
17\. Eighth-Century Prophets: Hosea, Amos, and Jonah  
18\. Eighth-Century Prophets: Isaiah and Micah  
19\. Seventh-Century Prophets: Nahum, Zephaniah, and Habakkuk  
20\. Seventh-Century Prophets: Jeremiah  
21\. Exilic Prophets: Daniel and Ezekiel  
22\. Postexilic Prophets: Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi

Wood, Leon J.

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Foreword

Preface

PART ONE: PROPHETISM

1: Identity

2: Contemporary "Prophets"

3: Israel's Prophets Were Not Ecstatics

4: The Meaning of "To Prophesy"

5: The Function of the Prophet

6: The Holy Spirit and Prophecy

7: False Prophecy in Israel

8: A General Overview

PART TWO: THE PROPHETS

Section One: The Pre-Monarchy Prophets

Section Two: The Monarchy Prophets

Section Three: The Writing Prophets

Bibliography

Index of Scripture

Index of Subjects

About the Author

Other Books by Author

Notes

Back Cover

Focuses on the prophets' daily circumstances to illuminate their message. This book covers both the writing and nonwriting prophets, including Miriam and Elijah.

The Prophets of Israel has established itself as a reliable introduction to prophecy and prophets in Israel. Students will now be able to acquire this useful textbook in a more affordable paperback edition. According to Leon Wood, a continuity exists between Israel's earlier nonwriting prophets and its later prophets. Both must be studied to acquire a thorough understanding of Israelite prophecy. This assertion, for which the author of this study marshals considerable evidence, underlies the entire text of this significant volume. Instead of concentration upon the prophetic writings, the author focuses on the prophets themselves, both those who recorded their messages and those who did not. "A study of the \[prophets\] themselves is most worthwhile," he writes, "for when one sees them as people, in the day and circumstances in which they lived, he has a distinct advantage for understanding what they wrote." The book begins with an informative introduction to the Israelite prophets represented in the canon; the author then discusses the nonwriting prophets of both the premonarchy era (including Miriam, Deborah, and Samuel) and the monarchy period (including Gad, Nathan, Ahijah, Iddo, Shemaiah, Azariah, Hanani, Jehu, Jahaziel, Eliezer, Elijah, Micaiah, Zechariah, and Elisha).

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Wood focuses on the prophets' daily circumstances to illuminate their message. Covers both the writing and non-writing prophets, including Miriam and Elijah.

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