Six Minor Prophets Through the Centuries

Six Minor Prophets Through the Centuries is the work of highly respected biblical scholars, Richard Coggins and Jin H. Han. The volume explores the rich and complex reception history of the last six Minor Prophets in Jewish and Christian exegesis, theology, worship, and arts. This text is the work of two highly respected biblical scholars It explores the rich and complex reception history of the last six Minor Prophets in Jewish and Christian theology and exegesis

List of Illustrations x Series Editors’ Preface xii Preface xiv Acknowledgments xvi Abbreviations xx I Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah 1 Jin H. Han Introduction 3 The Three Among the Twelve 3 The Manner of Presentation 5 1 Nahum 6 Nahum in Literature 9 Nahum in the Arts 11 Nahum in Worship 14 Nahum 1: The Avenging God 15 Nahum 2: Destruction of Nineveh 27 Nahum 3: Woe Oracle against the City of Bloodshed 30 2 Habakkuk 36 Habakkuk in Literature 38 Habakkuk in the Arts 42 Habakkuk in Worship 47 Habakkuk 1: The Prophet’s Lament and God’s Reply 50 Habakkuk 2: God’s Counsel of Faith and Woe Oracles 58 Habakkuk 3: The Prophet’s Prayer 73 3 Zephaniah 92 Zephaniah in the Arts 95 Zephaniah and Dies Irae 96 Zephaniah in Worship 99 Zephaniah 1: The Divine Justice and the Day of the Lord 100 Zephaniah 2: Oracles against the Nations 109 Zephaniah 3: The Remnant of Israel and the Joy of the Lord 114 II Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi 127 Richard Coggins Introduction 129 Linkages 130 4 Haggai 135 Haggai 1 140 Haggai 2 142 5 Zechariah 150 Zechariah 1 152 Zechariah 2 154 Zechariah 3–4 157 Zechariah 5 162 Zechariah 6 164 Zechariah 7 167 Zechariah 8 167 Zechariah 9–14 169 Zechariah 11–13 177 Zechariah 14 183 6 Malachi 186 Malachi 1 188 Malachi 2 193 Malachi 3 195 Malachi 4 198 Glossary 202 Brief Biographies 206 Bibliography 214 Online Sources (Select) 248 Index of Biblical References 251 Index of Names and Subjects 262