The class will consider the “call” narratives of multiple prophets, in historical order: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Second Isaiah, Ezekiel and Jesus. “Call” narratives refer to the scriptural passages in which God appoints the prophets or it is announced that the prophets are appointed. Looking at the Bible as literature, the basic theme of the class will be the relationship between the words the prophet speaks and the prophet himself.
Suggested Reading: Books of the Bible: Amos chapter 3, verses 3-8; Isaiah chapters 6-9 & 40; Jeremiah chapter 1; Ezekiel chapters 1-2 and 24; Gospel of John, chapter 1.