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| Title: The Law and the Prophets. Who were the Prophets? Secondary Title: OTS Volume: 23 Pages: 1-18 Type: Journal Article Year: 1984 Abstract: "(1) For Josephus and his contemporaries, the terms "prophecy" and "prophetic book" referred to inspired and authoritative writings that were not part of the Torah. (2) The theory that prophetic inspiration ceased with Malachi was an early postexilic idea and an important factor in developing the concept of canonicity. (3) The prophetic books could be read as expressions of God's eternal character, as commentary on the Torah, as historiography, or as predictions. (4) Apocalyptic writers read the Prophets as predicting events far off from the original prophet but contemporary with their apocalyptically-minded readers. - D.J.H." Keywords: Cultural and Religious History of Ancient Judaism |