This anthology of 40 essays illuminates key issues of the interpretation of the twelve Minor Prophets of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Designed to be used by students and researchers, it orients readers to these often-neglected biblical texts and their varied interpretation in the past and in present.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Abbreviations
- Contributors
- Overview: Approaching The Minor Prophets, Julia M. O'brien
- Part 1: Historical Considerations: Who/What Are The Minor Prophets?
- A. Prophets And Prophetic Books
- 1. From "Historical" Prophets To Prophetic Books, Ehud Ben Zvi
- 2. The Dating Of Prophetic Books And The Persian Period "Turn", Jason Radine
- 3. One Book Or Twelve Books?, Anna Sieges
- B. Manuscripts And Versions
- 4. Textual History Of The Minor Prophets: Hebrew Manuscripts And Versions, W. Edward Glenny
- 5. The Minor Prophets In The Judean Desert Manuscripts, Mika S. Pajunen
- Part 2: Literary Considerations: How Do The Minor Prophets "Speak?"
- A. Style
- 6. Genres And Forms In The Minor Prophets, Michael H. Floyd
- 7. Metaphor In The Minor Prophets, Carol J. Dempsey, OP
- B. Themes
- 8. God In The Book Of The Twelve, James Nogalski
- 9. Cult And Temple In The Minor Prophets, Göran Eidevall
- 10. The Nations In The Minor Prophets, Daniel C. Timmer
- 11. The Future In The Twelve, Mark J. Boda
- 12. The Problem Of "Justice" As Social Criticism In The Twelve Prophets, Daniel L. Smith-Christopher
- 13. Violence In The Minor Prophets, Nicholas R. Werse
- C. Intertexts
- 14. The Minor Prophets' Relation To The Torah And Former Prophets, Rannfrid I. Thelle
- 15. The Relationship Of The Minor Prophets And The Major Prophets, Steed Vernyl Davidson
- 16. 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 Interpretation
- 17. The Minor Prophets In Early Judaism, Malka Z. Simkovich
- 18. The Minor Prophets In Early Christianity, Michael B. Shepherd
- 19. The Minor Prophets In Islam, Bannon Wheeler
- 20. The Minor Prophets And The Book Of The Twelve In Late-Eighteenth Through Early-Twenty-First Century, Research, Marvin A. Sweeney
- 21. The Twelve Minor Prophets In Art And Music, John F. A. Sawyer
- B. Contemporary Academic Perspectives
- 22. Reading The Minor Prophets For Gender And Sexuality, Susanne Scholz
- 23. Race And Intersectionality In Study Of The Minor Prophets, Stacy Davis
- 24. Historical Economics And The Minor Prophets, Jason M. Silverman
- 25. Postcolonial Approaches To The Minor Prophets, Jeremiah W. Cataldo
- C. The Minor Prophets In The Modern World
- 26. The Minor Prophets In Jewish Life Today, Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs
- 27. The Minor Prophets In Christianity: Habakkuk As Model For Post-Traumatic Christian Prophetic Preaching, Kimberly R. Wagner And Brady Alan Beard
- 28. 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. Hagedorn
- 31. Amos, J. Blake Couey
- 32. Obadiah, Bob Becking
- 33. Jonah, Vanessa Lovelace
- 34. Micah, Rainer Kessler
- 35. Nahum, Bo H. Lim
- 36. Habakkuk, Grace Ko
- 37. Zephaniah, Cat Quine
- 38. Haggai, John R. Barker, OFM
- 39. Zechariah, Paul L. Redditt
- 40. Malachi, Aaron Schart
- Indices