Kia’s presentation on the Prophetic Writings was very interesting. She brought to light the idea that were the prophets poets? Or were their teachings later translated into a more stylistically appealing way? One other thing that Kia mentioned was that prophets held the most appeal in the Old Testament. Why is this? They’re modern appeal is that the prophets symbolize the destruction  of evildoers and bringing good fortune for those who do good. In the Old Testament, God was new to the whole creation. It is clear from God’s actions, such as bringing on the flood and destroying Sodom, that He was kind of like a new parent in my opinion. That is why it was necessary to have prophets to tell the Israelites God’s teachings. Having a human who the Israelites can relate to over an omnipotent being is much more suitable. As more prophets began to appear, they lost their sincerity. With so many prophets, how are we to really know what is right in the eyes of God?

Overall, I felt that Kia’s presentation was very good and definitely made me think.