Reading the Prophets as Christian Scripture: A Literary, Canonical, and Theological Introduction (Reading Christian Scripture)
Overview
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 each prophetic book. Full-color illustrations, diagrams, and artwork bring the text to life. Additional resources for instructors and students are available through Textbook eSources.
- Seeks to meet the needs of contemporary evangelical undergraduates
- Sets its focus on the message and theology of the prophetic books
- Explores the contribution of the prophetic books to the Christian canon
- Part 1: The Context of the Prophets
- Part 2: The Old Testament Prophet
- Part 3: The Prophetic Books
Top Highlights
“The prophetic books of the Old Testament are Christian Scripture” (Page 2)
“A third reason that the prophetic books are difficult is that they are complex literature” (Page 4)
“Fourth, a prophetic book does not have a table of contents” (Page 4)
“they are often so closely tied to a particular historical context.” (Page 4)
At its most basic, this book is a highly readable introduction to the Old Testament Prophets. As such, it covers the standard topics of introductions, including questions of authorship, date, historical and theological contexts, structure, and canon. But to read the Prophets as Scripture is not to impose some esoteric interpretative key but (as Tully makes luminously clear) to read the texts as they are, as they claim to be. The deceptive simplicity of the prose makes this book suitable for first-year seminary students, while the patient unpacking of structural and theological themes proves wonderfully stimulating for more advanced readers.
—D. A. Carson, emeritus professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Eric Tully’s Reading the Prophets as Christian Scripture invites readers to encounter the prophetic books of the Old Testament afresh. Like the prophets of old, Tully is highly visual as well as creative, with the goal of making the Prophets accessible to contemporary readers without ignoring recent debates and challenging issues. This volume provides a helpful interpretive framework for understanding the prophets as people and books before introducing the prophetic texts from Isaiah to Malachi. A superb primer for those who have always wanted to understand the Prophets.
—Mark J. Boda, professor of Old Testament, McMaster Divinity College
Eric Tully’s Reading the Prophets as Christian Scripture takes a deep yet accessible dive into the prophetic literature. Covering a wide range of material, Tully guides readers through a thick interpretive forest for the sake of understanding one of the Bible’s more challenging sections. The Prophets often intimidate readers. Even St. Augustine had some initial trouble with Isaiah, leaving him befuddled. Students of the Bible through the centuries have known of Augustine’s frustration. So, the question remains: How can we understand unless someone teaches us? Tully’s introduction takes its place as an answer to this question. Students and teachers alike will benefit from Tully’s clear guidance and excellent teaching.
—Mark S. Gignilliat, professor of divinity, Beeson Divinity School
- Title: Reading the Prophets as Christian Scripture: A Literary, Canonical, and Theological Introduction (Reading Christian Scripture)
- Author: Eric J. Tully
- Series: Reading Christian Scripture
- Publisher: Baker Academic
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Pages: 409
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. Prophets › Criticism, interpretation, etc
- ISBNs: 9780801099731, 9781493435104, 9781493435111, 0801099730, 1493435108, 1493435116
- Resource ID: LLS:RDNGPRPHTSCRPTR
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-06-19T16:52:04Z
Dr. Eric Tully is an assistant professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He’s passionate about preaching the Old Testament and helping those in the church interpret and proclaim it with competence and confidence. His research interests include textual-criticism and translation studies, Hebrew linguistics, and prophetic literature. He’s currently preparing his dissertation for publication, entitled “The Translation and the Translator of the Peshitta of Hosea,” and is working on several other forthcoming writing projects. Eric and his wife, Traci, have two daughters.
He is the author of The Translation and Translator of the Peshitta of Hosea (Brill) and Hosea: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text (Baylor, forthcoming), and is coauthor of Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction (Baker Academic). He is currently writing a book on the Old Testament prophets.