{"product_id":"micah-9789042943636","title":"Micah","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book of Micah provides insight into the struggle of a prophet with        his vocation in an extremely difficult time. The aggressive policies of        Neo-Assyrian kings which involved large-scale destruction, deportation        and resettlement upturned existing social structures everywhere. Kings        of Judah like Ahaz and Hezekiah had to compromise with the enemy to        retain their position. Micah denounced their overindulgence. Initially,        the results of his efforts were disappointing and one may certainly say        that Micah was a tragic figure who towards the end of his life felt he        had been a failed prophet.                 It is no coincidence that in the Hebrew Bible Micah 3:12 occupies the        middle of the whole book of the Twelve “Minor” Prophets. In this verse        Micah courageously announced the destruction of the temple on Zion        because of Jerusalem’s sins -- more than a hundred years before it        actually happened. His contemporaries had ridiculed him because they did        not believe God would ever allow the destruction of his holy abode.        Whistleblowers are never popular and it is possible that Micah has had        to pay with his life for his scathing criticism of the authorities.        However, history proved him right and Micah’s impressive sermons        inspired later generations to complement them with consoling messages of        forgiveness and hope. Prophecy, also prophecy outside Israel, was always        open to future expansion. In this way the book of Micah became a        cherished source of messianic expectations among both Jews and        Christians.                 Modern research into the book of Micah denies him the authorship of more        than half of the chapters attributed to him. On the basis of new textual        and archaeological data from the entire Ancient Near East this        commentary argues that much more can be regarded as actual        fire-and-brimstone preaching of the historical prophet Micah. This        conclusion was achieved among other things by collating more than a        hundred Hebrew manuscripts of the book of Micah. The commentary devotes        also much attention to geology, climate, flora, fauna, agriculture and        art. Fifty illustrations elucidate these realia.","brand":"Peeters Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50473164702039,"sku":"9789042943636","price":76.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/micah-9789042943636","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}