An introduction to the Old Testament prophetic books / C. Hassell Bullock.

Spine title: Introduction, Old Testament prophetic books.

Includes indexes.

Bibliography: pages [346]-380.

Part I. The prophets of the Neo-Assyrian Period -- Jonah: preface to the prophets -- Amos: call for moral obedience -- Hosea: a prophet's dilemma -- Micah: Judgment, hope, and promise -- Isaiah: prophet par excellence -- Part II. The prophets of the Neo-Babylonian Period -- Zephaniah: profile of a people -- Habakkuk: prophet of transition -- Jeremiah: prophet to the nation -- Nahum: the reality of judgment -- Ezekiel: the merging of two spheres -- Obadiah: Edom's day of the Lord -- Lamentations: reflections of the soul -- Part III. The prophets of the Persian Period -- Daniel: witness in Babylonia -- Haggai: the temple and the future -- Zechariah: prophet of the new kingdom -- Joel: the day of decision -- Malachi: prophet of covenant love.