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Book Review: The Hebrew Prophets

text deal with the Branch. The actual discussion of Zechariah’s message is more nuanced and takes the whole scope of Zech 1-8 into account. In the final section, Lundbom discusses thematically different issues related to the authenticity of the Hebrew prophets (their integrity, tests of authenticity, the dangers of false prophets etc.). The second part of the book examines the literary aspects of the prophetic literature. Lundbom analyzes the characteristics of Hebrew poetry and the rhetoric of prophetic discourse. He notes the use of repetition, accumulation, tropes, simile, parable, comparison, contrast, argument, humour, irony, and drama. Lundbom lists helpful examples that well illustrate each case. As most other introductions to the Hebrew Prophets neglect these matters, this section is the most important one in the book. Lundbom ends with a brief discussion of prophetic signs and symbolic acts. This is a solid introduction to the Hebrew Prophets and can be recommended. My main criticism is that Lundbom avoids many of the difficult aspects of the prophetic literature. For example, the survey of the message of Nahum nowhere discusses its tone of vengeance, its pleasure in violent images, and its use of metaphors derogatory to women.