Obadiah, Jonah and Micah: An Introduction and Commentary

by Daniel C. Timmer, David G. Firth (Editor), Tremper Longman III III (Editor)

Overview

Obadiah's oracle against Edom. Jonah's mission to the city of Nineveh. Micah's message to Samaria and Jerusalem. These books are short yet surprisingly rich in theological and practical terms. In this Tyndale commentary on these minor but important prophets, Daniel Timmer considers each book's historical setting, genre, structure, and unity. He explores their key themes with an eye to their fulfilment in the New Testament and their significance for today.

The Tyndale Commentaries are designed to help the reader of the Bible understand what the text says and what it means. The Introduction to each book gives a concise but thorough treatment of its authorship, date, original setting, and purpose. Following a structural Analysis, the Commentary takes the book section by section, drawing out its main themes, and also comments on individual verses and problems of interpretation. Additional Notes provide fuller discussion of particular difficulties.

In the new Old Testament volumes, the commentary on each section of the text is structured under three headings: Context, Comment, and Meaning. The goal is to explain the true meaning of the Bible and make its message plain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780830842742
Publisher:	InterVarsity Press
Publication date:	05/18/2021
Series:	Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries , #26
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Daniel C. Timmer is associate professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary. Previously he served as dean and professor of biblical studies at FAREL Reformed Theological Seminary in Montreal, Canada. He is the author of Creation, Tabernacle, and Sabbath (Vandenhoeck Ruprecht).

David G. Firth is tutor in Old Testament at Trinity College, Bristol. He is the author of 1 and 2 Samuel (Apollos Old Testament Commentary), The Message of Joshua, and Including the Stranger, and the coeditor of Interpreting the Psalms, Interpreting Isaiah, Words and the Word, and Presence, Power and Promise.

Table of Contents

General preface vii

Author's preface ix

Abbreviations xi

Select bibliographies xv

Obadiah

Introduction 1

1 Authorship 2

2 Historical setting 2

3 Genre, structure and unity 7

Analysis 9

Commentary 11

Jonah

Introduction 31

1 Authorship and date 31

2 Historical setting 35

3 Genre, structure and unity 39

Analysis 45

Commentary 47

Micah

Introduction 85

1 Authorship and date 85

2 Historical setting 87

3 Genre, structure and unity 91

Analysis 93

Translation 95

Commentary 107