Description
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.
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.
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 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780190673208
Author Julia M. O'Brien
Format Hardback
Page Count 608
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 1179g
Dimensions(mm) 170mm * 249mm * 46mm
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.
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 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780190673208
Author Julia M. O'Brien
Format Hardback
Page Count 608
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 1179g
Dimensions(mm) 170mm * 249mm * 46mm
