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2025 Catholic Media Association Honorable Mention, Scripture — Academic StudiesThe book of Zechariah is one of the more obscure books of the Bible. In this commentary on the life of the prophet Zechariah, Leslie J. Hoppe, OFM, explores the Bible through a feminist lens to help contemporary readers appreciate the work of the sixth century prophet and the editors who collected his words and developed his thought regarding the future of the Jewish people. Hoppe further examines the prophet who spoke to people who were recovering from the total collapse of the religious, political, and social institutions that gave meaning to their communal and individual lives. This commentary also offers insight into Zechariah’s belief that the reconstruction of the Jerusalem temple and the reconstitution of its priesthood would open the way for the renewal of Jewish life through a communal life based on ancestral religious traditions.
Leslie J. Hoppe is the emeritus professor of biblical studies at Catholic Theological Union (Chicago). He is the general editor of The Bible Today and was the general editor of the Catholic Biblical Quarterly. He has served as the president of the Chicago Society of Biblical Research and the Catholic Biblical Association of America. Fr. Hoppe has been a Franciscan friar since 1962 and a Roman Catholic priest since 1971.
ContentsList of Abbreviations viiList of Contributors xiForeword: “Tell It on the Mountain”—or, “And You Shall Tell Your Daughter [as Well]” xiiiAthalya Brenner-IdanEditor’s Introduction to Wisdom Commentary: “She Is a Breath of the Power of God” (Wis 7:25) xviiBarbara E. Reid, OPAuthor’s Introduction: Visions of a New Day xxxviiZechariah 1:1-21 Visions of New Possibilities 1Zechariah 2:1-13 Daughter Zion 35Zechariah 3:1-10 Restoring the Priesthood 51Zechariah 4:1-14 Leadership for a New Day 67Zechariah 5:1-11 Flights of Fancy 81Zechariah 6:1-15 Envisioning the Future 99Zechariah 7:1-14 Creating New Possibilities 109Zechariah 8:1-23 Creating a Just Community 121Zechariah 9–14 Introduction 141Zechariah 9:1-17 YHWH and Daughter Zion 147 Zechariah 10:1-12 Returning Home 167Zechariah 11:1-17 When Leadership Fails 179Zechariah 12:1-14 Women and the Survival of the Jewish Community 191Zechariah 13:1-9 On That Day 207Zechariah 14:1-21 A Universal Vision 221Conclusion: The Legacy of Zechariah 239Works Cited 243Index of Scripture References and Other Ancient Writings 263Index of Subjects 271Index of Hebrew and Aramaic Words 279
Johanna W. H. van Wijk-Bos, Johanna W. H. Van Wijk-Bos, Johanna W H Van Wijk-Bos, Johanna W H van Wijk-Bos, Barbara E. Reid OP, Barbara E. Reid, Barbara E Reid