This article examines the interpretation of Hebrew prophecy by German Protestant scholars in the era of 1880–1920. It argues, first, that Old Testament interpreters valued the prophets since they presented God as the guiding force behind human history and, second, that these theologians cum philologians saw the prophetic conception of history as anticipating their own understanding of God in the world. The inquiry bases this argument on a reading of numerous exegetes, both leading lights and forgotten figures. Moreover, it traces this interpretative tendency across a range of sources, including specialist studies, theological monthlies, political and literary journals, popular works, public speeches, and pedagogical literature. Rather than leave the prophets in the past, these exegetes also ushered them into the present, employing their historical teachings to shore up the Christian faith. In doing so, they identified Hebrew prophecy with German Protestantism and in contrast to Judaism.

本文探讨了1880–1920年间德国新教学者对希伯来语预言的解释。它认为，首先，旧约的解释者很重视先知，因为他们将先知介绍给上帝，将其作为人类历史背后的指导力量；其次，这些神学家和哲学家认为历史的先知概念预见了他们对世界上帝的理解。这项询问是基于对大量事物的解读，包括领导力和被遗忘的人物。此外，它在各种来源中追踪了这种解释趋势，包括专门研究，神学月刊，政治和文学杂志，流行著作，公开演讲和教学文学。这些祖宗并没有离开过去的先知，而是将他们引到了现在，运用他们的历史教训来支持基督教信仰。在这样做时，他们将希伯来语的预言与德国新教徒区别开来，与犹太教形成鲜明对比。