List of Illustrations x
Series Editors’ Preface xii
Preface xiv
Acknowledgments xvi
Abbreviations xx
I Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah 1
Jin H. Han
Introduction 3
The Three Among the Twelve 3
The Manner of Presentation 5
1 Nahum 6
Nahum in Literature 9
Nahum in the Arts 11
Nahum in Worship 14
Nahum 1: The Avenging God 15
Nahum 2: Destruction of Nineveh 27
Nahum 3: Woe Oracle against the City of Bloodshed 30
2 Habakkuk 36
Habakkuk in Literature 38
Habakkuk in the Arts 42
Habakkuk in Worship 47
Habakkuk 1: The Prophet’s Lament and God’s Reply 50
Habakkuk 2: God’s Counsel of Faith and Woe Oracles 58
Habakkuk 3: The Prophet’s Prayer 73
3 Zephaniah 92
Zephaniah in the Arts 95
Zephaniah and Dies Irae 96
Zephaniah in Worship 99
Zephaniah 1: The Divine Justice and the Day of the Lord 100
Zephaniah 2: Oracles against the Nations 109
Zephaniah 3: The Remnant of Israel and the Joy of the Lord 114
II Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi 127
Richard
Coggins
Introduction 129
Linkages 130
4 Haggai 135
Haggai 1 140
Haggai 2 142
5 Zechariah 150
Zechariah 1 152
Zechariah 2 154
Zechariah 3–4 157
Zechariah 5 162
Zechariah 6 164
Zechariah 7 167
Zechariah 8 167
Zechariah 9–14 169
Zechariah 11–13 177
Zechariah 14 183
6 Malachi 186
Malachi 1 188
Malachi 2 193
Malachi 3 195
Malachi 4 198
Glossary 202
Brief Biographies 206
Bibliography 214
Online Sources (Select) 248
Index of Biblical References 251
Index of Names and Subjects 262
Richard Coggins is one of the most respected Old Testamentscholars writing today and was based in the department of Theologyat Kings College, London. He is a past President of the Society forOld Testament Study and co-author with J.L. Houlden of theground-breaking Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation(1992). He is the author of numerous works including Introducingthe Old Testament (2001). Jin H. Han is Professor of Biblical Studies at New YorkTheological Seminary, New York, where he has taught Old Testamentand biblical Hebrew since 1992. He is an ordained minister of thePresbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and teaches biblical Hebrew at theGeneral Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church. He is theauthor of Daniel's Spiel: Apocalyptic Literacy in the Book ofDaniel (2007).
The emphasis on reception history makes this volume animportant complement to larger critical commentaries withinpersonal and research libraries that hold collections on theprophetic literature. (Religious StudiesReview, 1 September 2014) The uniqueness of this commentary series is that it isthe first to be devoted primarily to the reception historyof the Bible and it is done in a clearly outlined, userfriendly, verse-by-verse commentary format ... This quick,illuminating display of the genealogy ofinterpretations is a unique achievement ... useful to any readerinterested in biblical interpretation. (Reviews inReligion & Theology, 4 September 2013) It provides a fascinating journey of discovery and can beread, unlike most other commentaries, from cover tocover. (Relegere: Studies in Religion andReception, 1 May 2013)
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