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was a Later Prophet in the eighth century BCE. When his name is broken down it means “third” and “Yahweh is salvation” (Who’s who in the Bible). His work is referred to in the last eleven chapters of the book Isaiah. These books at times reveal a clo ....

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.... had remained in Palestine. (Life and Literature of the Early Period 3) used the form of writing that included a variety of literary types, such as laments, oracles of promise, and condemnation to convey his messages. He used these forms of writing because he needed to shock the people into attention. ’s life and ministry comes to the central message that all human activity motivated by the fear of anything but God is contrary to faith and will almost always lead the faithful astray (Who’s who in the Bible 169). An outstanding characteristic of ’s message occurs in his repeated and deceptively simple concern: Do not fear! (Who’s who in the ....