| Description |
1 online resource (266 pages) |
| Series |
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 150 |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 150.
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| Contents |
Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 THE LITERARY COMPOSITION OF HAGGAI AND ZECHARIAH 1-8; Chapter 2 THE PROPHETIC AUTHORITY OF HAGGAI AND ZECHARIAH; Chapter 3 THE STYLE AND FORM OF PROPHECY IN HAGGAI AND ZECHARIAH 1-8; Chapter 4 LEADERSHIP IN THE RESTORATION COMMUNITY AND MESSIANISM; Chapter 5 JUDGMENT ON ISRAEL AND THE PUNISHMENT OF THE NATION; Chapter 6 ISRAEL, YAHWEH AND THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD; Chapter 7 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors |
| Summary |
The prophets Haggai and Zechariah, near contemporaries, were active at a critical period in Israel's history. The recently restored Jerusalem community had come through national downfall and exile. Its religious and sociopolitical identity in the Persian Empire had to be established. This volume offers a thematic study of the prophetic response to that situation. The prophets, their status and their styles of prophecy are compared with those of their predecessors, as are their attitudes towards Israel's religious traditions. Their theological understanding of proper leadership, divine judgment |
| Analysis |
Christianity Scriptures |
| Notes |
Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Oxford, 1991 under the title: Continuity and divergance : a study of Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 in relation to earlier Old Testament prophetic literature |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-257) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Bible. Haggai -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Bible. Zechariah, I-VIII -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Bible. Haggai. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81120135
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Bible. Zechariah. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80145877
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Bible. Zechariah, I-VIII fast |
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Bible. Haggai fast |
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Bible. Zechariah fast |
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Prophets.
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Haggaï (bijbelboek)
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Zacharia (bijbelboek)
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Continuïteit.
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Discontinuïteit.
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Grote profeten (bijbelboeken)
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780567420329 |
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0567420329 |
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