Title: Chapter 03: Fill-in-the-blank/Short Answer Questions: The Latter Prophets
Course: Engaging the Christian Scriptures Instructor's Manual

Q: Briefly describe how the prophetic books came to be in written form.
- the prophets spoke, and their supporters remembered and preserved their words in books that they shaped to proclaim the prophetic message, particularly the importance of the covenant relationship with YHWH for the community (the prophets spoke, and their supporters remembered and preserved their words in books that they shaped to proclaim the prophetic message, particularly the importance of the covenant relationship with YHWH for the community)

Q: In what sense is biblical prophecy foretelling?
- part of the nature of prophecy is to speak about the future related to the prophecy’s audience in order to reveal how God is getting ready to act (part of the nature of prophecy is to speak about the future related to the prophecy’s audience in order to reveal how God is getting ready to act)

Q: In what sense is biblical prophecy forth-telling?
- prophecy speaks forth the word of YHWH in order to preach righteousness and provide a divine interpretation of the present (prophecy speaks forth the word of YHWH in order to preach righteousness and provide a divine interpretation of the present)

Q: What is the Day of YHWH in the Latter Prophets?
- the day of victory and reign of YHWH over those who oppose the divine will; a day of justice and reckoning for the community of Israel (the day of victory and reign of YHWH over those who oppose the divine will; a day of justice and reckoning for the community of Israel)

Q: What is the basic sense of justice in the prophetic view?
- because God provides life for the community, the community should make sure that all have what they need for a full life (because God provides life for the community, the community should make sure that all have what they need for a full life)