neviim

Nevi'im, Hebrew for "Prophets," is the second main division of the Tanakh, after the Torah and before Ketuvim. In Jewish tradition it is subdivided into Nevi'im Rishonim (Former Prophets) and Nevi'im Aharonim (Latter Prophets). The Former Prophets comprise Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings, whose narrative covers the entry into Canaan, the era of the biblical judges and the monarchies, and ends with the Babylonian exile. The Latter Prophets include the Major Prophets—Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel—and the Twelve Minor Prophets (Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi)—whose books tend to consist of oracles, sermons, and visions addressing Israel’s conduct, social justice, repentance, and future restoration. In the order of the Hebrew Bible, Nevi'im sits between the Five Books of Moses and the Writings; in Christian Bibles, the Prophets are arranged differently, with the Twelve often treated as separate books.

The text of Nevi'im is preserved in Hebrew manuscripts and translations, with Dead Sea Scrolls contributing to textual history. Authorship is traditionally ascribed to named prophets, though modern scholarship often treats the works as the product of multiple authors and redactors across centuries, with varying degrees of historical reliability and theological aim.

Nevi'im plays a central role in Jewish liturgy and theology, presenting covenants, kingship, prophetic critique, and eschatological hope, and it remains foundational for Christian interpretation of the prophets.