The Oxford Handbook of the Minor Prophets

by Julia M. O'Brien (Editor)

Overview

The Oxford Handbook of the Minor Prophets provides a clear and engaging one-volume guide to the major interpretative questions currently engaging scholars of the twelve Minor Prophets by collecting 40 essays by both established and emerging scholars who explore a wide range of methodological perspectives. Divided into four sections, the first group of essays is devoted to historical studies which consider the manuscript evidence for these books and overview debates about how, when, and by whom they were composed. Essays dealing with literary explorations consider the genres and rhetorical style of the material, key themes, and intertextual connections with other sections of the Jewish and Christian canons. A large section on the history of interpretation traces the ways in which past and present confessional communities, scholars, and artists have understood the Minor Prophets. In the final section, essays on individual books of the twelve Minor Prophets explore the structure, themes, and contested issues of each book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190673208
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/05/2021
Series:	Oxford Handbooks
Pages:	608
Product dimensions:	9.80(w) x 6.70(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

Julia M. O'Brien is Paul H. and Grace L. Stern Professor of Hebrew Bible at Lancaster Theological Seminary in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

"Julia O'Brien is to be commended for the team that she has assembled and for the breadth anddepth of this volume on these too—often—neglected prophetic books. As would be expected, this Handbook is a fine summary of important issues in the interpretation of the Twelve." — Steven Tuell, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, The Society of Biblical Literature

"A great diversity of methodological approaches and agendas is evident in this Handbook. This faithfully reflects contemporary scholarship on the Minor Prophets which is of mixed value for the church." — Thomas Renz, Barnet, UK, Church Society / The Global Anglican Administrator

"This wide-ranging volume provides a helpful and up-to-date overview of the interpretative issues related to the books of the Minor Prophets." — Tchavdar S. Hadjiev, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

"The breadth of topics and the quality of the individual contributions will make this volume an indispensable resource and a useful starting point for the study of the Minor Prophets in the future." — TCHAVDAR S. HADJIEV, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

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