What is the author's tone in the nonfiction book, The Prophets?

The tone of the book is partisan in the sense that Abraham Heschel was a Jewish theologian. It is obvious that his own beliefs are put into the book and that he wrote as much on fact as he did on what he felt to be a truth spiritually. Heschel had a desire to convince the reader, and the book also had an objective tone in that Heschel gave a lot of information and never told the reader what to think. He includes information, not only from his own religion, but from other beliefs and religions. Heschel seems to want to teach the reader and give as much information as he can, but ultimately leaves the final judgment and decision up to the reader.

The book is written in a very informative style. Heschel was a studied professor and the book may be hard to understand at moments. It is very stiff and formal, and there are specialized terms that the reader may have a hard time understanding. Heschel explains some of the terms, but he is so well educated that the reader may remain unsure about his meaning.