Looks at the Old Testament prophets Elijah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Jeremiah, Amos, Hosea, and Isaiah. Asks whether these figures really did exist and studies the cause and meaning of their proclaimed divine messages.

Scholars discuss questions pertaining to the meanings and authorship of the Book of Revelation, which many Christians believe forecasts the end of the world. Examines the possible motives of St. John the Evangelist, who is generally attributed responsibility for the text.