Prophets

Prophets

Timeline
1. Splitting of the Kingdom after death of Solomon
  1. North
  2. South
2. Fall of Samaria to the Assyrians
  1. 722 B.C.E.
3. Fall of Jerusalem to Babylonians
  1. 587 B.C.E.
4. Babylonian Exile
5. Persian Release
  1. King Cyrus
6. Greek Conquerors
  1. Alexander the Great
7. Roman Conquers
  1. Jesus
Jeremiah
1. Called as a child to be a prophet
2. Prophet of Grief
  1. Denouncing
  2. Mentions ancestors' grief
3. Image of Emptiness
Isaiah
1. Three Isaiahs
2. Prophet of Light
  1. Announcing
  2. "Newness"
  3. Hopeful
3. Connected to the New Testament
  1. Refers to a baby: Messiah
4. Image: Sword into Plowshare
Major Themes
1. Ethical living as integral part of religion
2. Call to remember YHWH
3. Repentance
4. Decry social injustices
Divisions of Books
1. Jewish Bible
  1. Former Prophets
    1. Joshua Judges 1 & 2 Samuel 1 & 2 Kings
  2. Latter Prophets
    1. Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel
    2. Book of the Twelve
      1. Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habbakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi
2. Christian Bible
  1. Historical Books
    1. Joshua Judges 1 & 2 Samuel 1 & 2 Kings
  2. Minor Prophets
    1. Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habbakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi
  3. Major Prophets
    1. Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel
Both
1. Poetry
2. Call to live covenant
3. Believed Babylonian Exile was caused by Israelites not following Covenant
4. Wake people up from Royal Consiousness

Resource summary

	Created by Adelene Somerville over 8 years ago