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Prophetic books as literature
The prophetic writings were shaped for readers and the pleasure of reading. Older oracles are embedded in elaborate poems that have long inspired activism.
Literature in the fullest sense.
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Some include the prophets' lives, mirroring God's pathos and the people's plight.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 318–319
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