By Dr. Rabbi Elmer Berger, this essay does not consider the nature of prophecy but it does provide some insight into the relevance of prophecy within Judaism today. Rabbi Berger contends that ever since the seventh century B.C., two main ideological factions have prevailed. These are: (i) those representing the "…national and particularistic characteristics of Judaism" for whom the return to Israel was paramount; and (ii) the "universalists" for whom the return to Israel was irrelevant. This universalism is represented today by 'Reform Judaism' the views of which were formulated by a number of rabbis in the document called the 'Pittsburgh Platform' of 1885. Berger finally concludes that the answer to his question is 'no'.

This article asks what a prophet is and who the prophets of the Jewish scriptures are? All fifty-five prophets are listed.

According to the authors, Reform Judaism, whilst accepting that God spoke to the prophets (principle six) and that Moses' prophecy was "in some sense true", Moses was not the "chief of all the prophets" (principle seven). This latter belief is said to have been replaced by a theory of Progressive Revelation.

This is a translation from the Hebrew translation of Maimonides' thirteen foundations of the Jewish faith originally written in Arabic. Prophecy is the sixth of these. The Seventh foundation concerns the prophecy of Moshe (Moses). He is said to be the father of all the prophets and that none will ever surpass him; he alone was granted the privilege of gazing into the face of God and to receive His words directly. (Maimonides is also commonly known as 'Rambam'. A link to a discussion of his life and work is available from here.)