Description
Book SynopsisProphetic Literature: From Oracles to Bookspresents an in-depth introduction to the origins and development of the Prophetic Books of the Old Testament, including an examination of the literary structure, authorship, and editorial processes that produced each book.
- The only introductory textbook that explores both how the prophetic books were composed and edited
- Accessible and engaging, the book contains numerous student features to encourage learning, including introductions, summaries, tablesandboxes, etc
- Based on international scholarship on the individual prophetic books, including German scholarship that is otherwise inaccessible to most English readers
Trade Review“as an introductory work, it is especially valuable because he is not sidetracked by extremely nuanced academic disagreement. He focuses on the broader structure of each prophet and how the composition reflects scribal changes and developments.” (The Biblical Review, 1 November 2015)
Table of ContentsPreface viii
Resource Acknowledgments xii
Map 1 The ancient Near East xiii
Map 2 Israel and Judah xiv
1 What Is a Prophetic Book? 1
2 The Book of Hosea 19
3 The Book of Amos 37
4 The Book of Micah 54
5 The Book of Zephaniah and the Twelve 72
6 The Books of Joel and Obadiah 91
7 The Books of Nahum and Habakkuk 108
8 The Books of Jonah and Haggai 125
9 Zechariah 1–8 142
10 Zechariah 9–14, the Book of Malachi, and the Twelve 155
11 The Book of Isaiah 172
12 The Book of Isaiah (Continued) 190
13 The Book of Jeremiah 208
14 The Book of Ezekiel 225
Glossary 242
References 247
Scripture Index 262
