Israel's Prophets and the Prophetic Effect of Pope Francis

Given that Pope Francis is a popular global religious leader, and in the light of the lessons drawn from the nature, meaning, and functions of Israel''s prophets, this tripartite work historically, pastorally, and theologically examines whether, and how Francis'' teaching, visits, outreach to the poor, preaching, and recent biblically based writings (Lumen Fidei, Evangelii Gaudium, Amoris Laetitia...