The Oxford Handbook of the Minor Prophets

by Julia M. O’Brien

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

, 2021

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.

Key Features

• Offers voices from a wide range of scholars including established and emerging scholars and those speaking from within and beyond faith communities
• Different methodological approaches allows students and researchers to appreciate the riches of contemporary interpretation of the Minor Prophets

Contents

• Part 1: Historical Considerations: Who/What Are The Minor Prophets?
• Part 2: Literary Considerations: How Do The Minor Prophets "Speak?"
• Part 3: Interpreting The Minor Prophets: How Have Readers Engaged The Minor Prophets?
• Part 4: The Books Of The Minor Prophets: What Are The Structure, Themes, And Contested Issues Of The Books?

Praise for The Oxford Handbook of the Minor Prophets

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

Product Details

• Title: The Oxford Handbook of the Minor Prophets
• Author: Julia M. O’Brien
• Series: Oxford Handbooks
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Print Publication Date: 2021
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 573
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Minor Prophets › Criticism, interpretation, etc
• ISBNs: 9780190673208, 9780190673222, 0190673206, 0190673222
• Resource ID: LLS:OXFORDHBKMINOR
• Resource Type: text.monograph.handbook
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-23T23:49:52Z