In class today we talked about if there are modern prophets and the definition of monotheism and its application to the Bible. In my breakout group we named scientist and political activists as modern prophets. Scientists, in a way, bring and interpret the laws of nature and the universe to the people, which is similar to how prophets of the time of the Bible functioned. Political activists like MLK bring social change, and some people listen to the activist, while some reject their ideas for what is already the norm. Prophets either foretell future events for bring about change, so that was the logic of my group during class. The modern definition of monotheism is belief in a singular deity and rejection of the existence of other deities. The first commandment states, “thou shalt have no other gods before me,” implying that the author of the Exodus knows that other gods are worshiped within their culture. I don’t think that Christianity is strictly a monotheistic religion, given that there are angels (even though angel simply means messenger) and the reference to the father, the son, and the holy spirit.
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