Review of Interpreting the Prophets

Interpreting the Prophets by Aaron Chalmers seeks to fill a void among textbooks on the prophets. Chalmers teaches Old Testament and Hermeneutics at Tabor Adelaide, Australia. He is the head of the School of Ministry, Theology, and Culture at Tabor Adelaide and has also authored Exploring the Religion of Ancient Israel. He notes that most prophetic textbooks that focus only on the content of the prophetic books produce students who can simply parrot back the interpretations of others. Seeking to address this issue, Chalmers desired to write a book that teaches the "skills which are required to read the prophets well" and the needed "conceptual framework" (xi, 1). While still noting content where appropriate, Interpreting the Prophets focuses more on the tools needed for interpretation and can be used as a supplement to more content-based textbooks.

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