What is the Difference Between the Prophet and the Fortune Teller?
Devarim 18 both prohibits turning to the necromancer or soothsayer and commands listening to the prophet. Does this contrast portray the prophet as superior to the soothsayer as a source of information or does it depict prophecy as a qualitatively different endeavor altogether? Utilizing traditional commentaries and surveying the prophetic role in Tanakh, we will explore three approaches to this question.