The Oxford Handbook of the Minor Prophets

Julia M. O'Brien is Paul H. and Grace L. Stern Professor of Hebrew Bible at Lancaster Theological Seminary in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

• AbbreviationsContributors Overview: Approaching The Minor Prophets, Julia M. O'brien Part 1: Historical Considerations: Who/What Are The Minor Prophets? A. Prophets And Prophetic Books1. From "Historical" Prophets To Prophetic Books, Ehud Ben Zvi2. The Dating Of Prophetic Books And The Persian Period "Turn", Jason Radine3. One Book Or Twelve Books?, Anna SiegesB. Manuscripts And Versions4. Textual History Of The Minor Prophets: Hebrew Manuscripts And Versions, W. Edward Glenny5. The Minor Prophets In The Judean Desert Manuscripts, Mika S. Pajunen Part 2: Literary Considerations: How Do The Minor Prophets "Speak?" A. Style6. Genres And Forms In The Minor Prophets, Michael H. Floyd7. Metaphor In The Minor Prophets, Carol J. Dempsey, OPB. Themes8. God In The Book Of The Twelve, James Nogalski9. Cult And Temple In The Minor Prophets, Göran Eidevall10. The Nations In The Minor Prophets, Daniel C. Timmer11. The Future In The Twelve, Mark J. Boda12. The Problem Of "Justice" As Social Criticism In The Twelve Prophets, Daniel L. Smith-Christopher13. Violence In The Minor Prophets, Nicholas R. WerseC. Intertexts14. The Minor Prophets' Relation To The Torah And Former Prophets, Rannfrid I. Thelle15. The Relationship Of The Minor Prophets And The Major Prophets, Steed Vernyl Davidson16. The Relation Of The Minor Prophets To The Wisdom Tradition(S), John L. Mclaughlin Part 3: Interpreting The Minor Prophets: How Have Readers Engaged The Minor Prophets? A. History Of Interpretation17. The Minor Prophets In Early Judaism, Malka Z. Simkovich18. The Minor Prophets In Early Christianity, Michael B. Shepherd19. The Minor Prophets In Islam, Bannon Wheeler20. The Minor Prophets And The Book Of The Twelve In Late-Eighteenth Through Early-Twenty-First Century, Research, Marvin A. Sweeney21. The Twelve Minor Prophets In Art And Music, John F. A. SawyerB. Contemporary Academic Perspectives22. Reading The Minor Prophets For Gender And Sexuality, Susanne Scholz23. Race And Intersectionality In Study Of The Minor Prophets, Stacy Davis24. Historical Economics And The Minor Prophets, Jason M. Silverman25. Postcolonial Approaches To The Minor Prophets, Jeremiah W. CataldoC. The Minor Prophets In The Modern World26. The Minor Prophets In Jewish Life Today, Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs27. The Minor Prophets In Christianity: Habakkuk As Model For Post-Traumatic Christian Prophetic Preaching, Kimberly R. Wagner And Brady Alan Beard28. The Minor Prophets In Modern Culture, Mark Mcentire Part 4: The Books Of The Minor Prophets: What Are The Structure, Themes, And Contested Issues Of The Books? 29. Hosea, Stuart A. Irvine 30. Joel, Anselm C. Hagedorn31. Amos, J. Blake Couey32. Obadiah, Bob Becking33. Jonah, Vanessa Lovelace34. Micah, Rainer Kessler35. Nahum, Bo H. Lim 36. Habakkuk, Grace Ko37. Zephaniah, Cat Quine38. Haggai, John R. Barker, OFM39. Zechariah, Paul L. Redditt40. Malachi, Aaron Schart Indices

Julia O'Brien is to be commended for the team that she has assembled and for the breadth anddepth of this volume on these too--often--neglected prophetic books. As would be expected, this Handbook is a fine summary of important issues in the interpretation of the Twelve.