Question

Discuss how prophetic messages were written

Answer 1

• The prophetic messages were either written down by the prophets themselves or dictated to a scribe e.g Jeremiah to Baruch
• Some of the prophetic messages were preserved as oral tradition by the disciples of prophets
• God dictated to the prophets what was to be put down
• The collection, compiling and writing of the prophetic messages was accomplished over a long period of time
• The scribes re-organized the prophets teaching according to subject matter
• The disciples of the prophets preserved their master’s teachings as oral traditions and passed it over to subsequent generations
• The disciples of the prophets treasured recollections of the prophet’s life as well as their oracle's and Incorporated them in the historical books of the Bible