Joel and Obadiah: A CommentaryInJoel and Obadiah, John Barton furnishes a fresh translation of the ancient manuscripts and discusses questions of historical background and literary architecture before providing a theologically sensitive and critically informed interpretation of the text. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing. |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Joel 11 | 39 |
Joel 2117 | 66 |
Joel 21827 | 84 |
Introduction | 115 |
Obadiah la | 133 |
Obadiah 1214 15b | 147 |
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already ancient apocalyptic argued army Babylonians Bible Biblical Book of Joel Book of Obadiah BZAW chapter Commentary commentators Crenshaw cult cultic day of YHWH destruction Deutero-Isaiah Deuteronomistic disaster divine drought Duhm Edom Edomites emendation enemies Esau eschatological exilic Ezek foreign nations God's Hebrew Hebrew Bible idea imply interpretation Isaiah Israel Jeremiah Jerusalem Joël Joel and Amos Joel's Jonah Judaean Judah Judaism judgment lament land literary liturgical locust plague LORD mean Merx Micah Minor Prophets mourning Nahum NRSV Obad Obadja occurs Old Testament oracle parallel passage perhaps Pethuel possible postexilic preexilic prophets priests probably prophecy Propheten prophetic books Psalm punishment R. J. Coggins Raabe reference restoration says YHWH second half Second Temple seems seen sense spirit suggests Temple theme theology tion translation Twelve unity verb verse Vulgate wine Wolff Yahweh YHWH's Zech Zion