Joel, Obadiah, Habakkuk, Zephaniah

Tchavdar S. Hadjiev is a Lecturer in Old Testament at Belfast Bible College and the Institute of Theology, Queen’s University Belfast, UK.

• AbbreviationsIntroduction: 1 Joel, Obadiah, Habakkuk, Zephaniah and the book of the Twelve 6Part One Joel2 Reading Joel as a composite literary work: The structure and unity of the book3 The contexts of Joel: Historical, literary and canonical4 The setting and genre of Joel5 Locusts, armies and the Day of the Lord in the book of JoelPart Two Obadiah6 The composition and unity of the book of Obadiah7 The historical background of Obadiah8 The genre, setting and purpose of Obadiah9 Edom and the image of the otherPart Three Habakkuk10 Interpretation problems in the book of Habakkuk11 The righteous and the wicked: The contexts and meaning of Habakkuk 1–212 The prayer of Habakkuk (chapter 3)13 Theodicy, empire and violence: Reflections on the theology of HabakkukPart Four Zephaniah14 The genre and structures of the book of Zephaniah15 Zephaniah the prophet16 Zephaniah’s oracles against the nations and the composition of 1.1–3.8 17 Zephaniah’s message of hope (3.9-20) and the canonical shape of the bookBibliographyIndex

This guide has the potential to be a very useful resource for teachers and students, and anyone interested in studying the books of Joel, Obadiah, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah. ... readers will benefit from the additional resources provided at the end of each chapter for further study of various aspects of these books.