Introduction into the prophetic literature

The prophetic phenomenon as such, i.e. the ubiquitous presence or prophets, was nothing which would belong specifically to Israel. The specificity of Israel is rather the existence of many prophetic books. It is good to stop here for a while, because the way of how we perceive the difference between the prophetic phenomenon and the prophetic books will affect our interpretation of these books. Therefore, before we leave this topic, let us answer what a prophetic book is, what it contains, and what the reader can (not) expect from it. 

Literature: 

Rendtorff, Rolf, The Old Testament, p. 112-124; 188-190; 215-216; 243-245. 
Goldingay, John. An Introduction to the Old Testament. Exploring text, approaches and issues. Inter Varsity Press 2015. Read the section 3.29 (pp. 198-199) entitled "The latter prophets".
Edelman, Diana. "From Prophets to Prophetic Books: The Fixing of the Divine Word". In Ben Zvi, Ehud - Edelman, Diana. The Production of Prophecy. Constructing Prophecy and Prophets in Yehud. Equinox 2009, pp. 29-54. 
Ben Zvi, Ehud. "The Concept of Prophetic Books and Its Historical Setting".  In Ben Zvi, Ehud - Edelman, Diana. The Production of Prophecy. Constructing Prophecy and Prophets in Yehud. Equinox 2009, pp. 73-95. 

Verifying comprehension: 

1. Describe the various images of prophecy in the Hebrew Bible and how they relate to each other. 
2. Name the most important examples of extrabiblical prophecy. 
3. What do you understand under the term "war prophecy"? 
4. Name some examples of the various stages of growth of a prophetic book.