[Avodah] How did the Neviim Write their Sefarim?

[Yitzhak Grossman]

On Sun, 24 May 2009 15:00:55 +0200
Arie Folger <arie.folger at gmail.com> wrote:

...

> Having digested what Rabbenu Yitz'haq Abarbanel writes, I wonder
> whether we know of other commentators from premodern times, who
> addressed this issue and either stated that the text of Neviim is word
> for word from prophecy, is from the prophet's own inspired expansion
> upon his prophecy, or is based on preexisting sources, selected and
> elaborated upon through prophecy (the latter being Abarbanel's idea).
> 
> IOW, do we have either a tanna demesaye'a lei, or one who refutes? Or
> is Abarbanel alone in even approaching this issue altogether?

Serendipity (or Hashgahah) - I discuss Abravanel's position (in his
introduction to Yirmiyahu) that the Biblical texts reflect the literary
competence, or lack thereof, of their respective authors, and critics
of this view, here:

http://seforim.traditiononline.org/index.cfm/2009/5/27/Wine-Women--Song-Some-Remarks-on-Poetry--Grammar--Part-II

or

www.kitzur.com/3ysqt

Yitzhak
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