Six Minor Prophets Through the Centuries

Richard Coggins is one of the most respected Old Testament scholars writing today and was based in the department of Theology at Kings College, London. He is a past President of the Society for Old Testament Study and co-author with J. L. Houlden of the groundbreaking Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation (1992). He is the author of numerous works, including Introducing the Old Testament (2001). Jin H. Han is Professor of Biblical Studies at New York Theological Seminary, New York, where he has taught Old Testament and biblical Hebrew since 1992. He also teaches at the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church. He is an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and, among other publications, is the author of Daniel's Spiel: Apocalyptic Literacy in the Book of Daniel (2008).

• List of Illustrations xSeries Editors’ Preface xiiPreface xivAcknowledgments xviAbbreviations xxI Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah 1Jin H. HanIntroduction 3The Three Among the Twelve 3The Manner of Presentation 51 Nahum 6Nahum in Literature 9Nahum in the Arts 11Nahum in Worship 14Nahum 1: The Avenging God 15Nahum 2: Destruction of Nineveh 27Nahum 3: Woe Oracle against the City of Bloodshed 302 Habakkuk 36Habakkuk in Literature 38Habakkuk in the Arts 42Habakkuk in Worship 47Habakkuk 1: The Prophet’s Lament and God’s Reply 50Habakkuk 2: God’s Counsel of Faith and Woe Oracles 58Habakkuk 3: The Prophet’s Prayer 733 Zephaniah 92Zephaniah in the Arts 95Zephaniah and Dies Irae 96Zephaniah in Worship 99Zephaniah 1: The Divine Justice and the Day of the Lord 100Zephaniah 2: Oracles against the Nations 109Zephaniah 3: The Remnant of Israel and the Joy of the Lord 114II Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi 127Richard CogginsIntroduction 129Linkages 1304 Haggai 135Haggai 1 140Haggai 2 1425 Zechariah 150Zechariah 1 152Zechariah 2 154Zechariah 3–4 157Zechariah 5 162Zechariah 6 164Zechariah 7 167Zechariah 8 167Zechariah 9–14 169Zechariah 11–13 177Zechariah 14 1836 Malachi 186Malachi 1 188Malachi 2 193Malachi 3 195Malachi 4 198Glossary 202Brief Biographies 206Bibliography 214Online Sources (Select) 248Index of Biblical References 251Index of Names and Subjects 262

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