《圣经》中的《先知书》,主要是指公元前八世纪至前五世纪之间,以色列、犹太两部族始而分道扬镳,即而江河日下,终又先后灭亡时出现的一种文学。这种文学大量地对政治、社会、宗教等时弊进行多方面针砭并申述新见,有很重要的历史文献意义。而且它们多是议论、抒情同叙事相结合,善用比喻、寓言和韵文故事展开说理,作品兼有史实、传说、神话、诗歌和谣谚,语言精要、哲理性强、庄重威严又活泼多姿。象中国先秦诸子的散文一样,《先知书》是很有价值的文学作品。 本文先就《先知书》中的先知、作品的背景、构成、作者及中心人物情况,陈以管见,唯期讨教于专家、学者。至于《先知书》文学广泛而深刻的思想内容和丰富多彩的文学表现技巧,容以另文再叙, “Prophets” in the Bible mainly refers to a kind of literature that appears when the Israelis and the Jewish tribes began to separate from the eighth century BC to the fifth century BC, that is, when the rivers and lakes eventually ended up one after another. This kind of literature has a great deal of criticism and affirmation of new opinions on the political, social, religious and other evils. It is of great historical significance. And they are mostly talkative, lyrical and narrative combination, make good use of metaphor, parable and rhyme stories to start arguing, both historical facts, legends, myths, poetry and rhymes, language proficiency, philosophical strong, solemn and dignified and lively posture. Like the essays of Chinese pre-Qin philosophers, Prophet is a valuable literary work. This paper begins with the prophets in Prophets, the background and composition of works, the author and the central figures. As for the extensive and profound ideological content of the Prophet’s literature and its rich and colorful literary expression skills,