Zephaniah, Nahum, and Habakkuk: Hebrew Prophets of the Seventh Century

by Jack Lundbom

Publisher:

Cascade Books

, 2025

Overview

This book introduces readers to three Hebrew prophets of the seventh century BCE, Zephaniah, Nahum, and Habakkuk. After a survey of the historical background of the period, and a brief introduction to each prophet, all prophecies are translated, their rhetorical and compositional nature noted, and each is then discussed in detail. At the conclusion of each passage questions are provided for reflection, making the book suitable for Bible study and small-group discussions.

Praise for Zephaniah, Nahum, and Habakkuk

This book provides fascinating insights into the political and religious life of the kingdom of Judah during its last decades until 587 BCE. For each text unit in these three prophetical books, there is an illuminating discussion on rhetoric and composition, message, and reflection. The reader is inspired to see the modern world in the light from the biblical texts. A stimulating book, full of valuable observations!

——Magnar Kartveit, professor of Old Testament emeritus, VID Specialized University, Norway

The prophets Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah condemned the compromises of Judah’s leaders as well as the looming threats from the Assyrian, Babylonian, and Egyptian empires. Professor Jack Lundbom revisits the impassioned rhetoric of these prophetic voices, offering invaluable insights for our own turbulent times.

——Jonathan Tsoi, former associate professor of Old Testament, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Hong Kong

Making the Hebrew prophets of the seventh century BCE readable and accessible to the general reader is a daunting task. Placed in hazy historical situations and expressed in often obscure language, those prophets struggled to deliver the word of God on dire topics of war and violence. Jack R. Lundbom, a renowned Old Testament scholar and an experienced pastor, has embraced this task with solid academic rigor and much pastoral care. That is indeed what it takes to pass on the message of these ancient prophets to our modern societies. The recent increased number of conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe urge us to hear the message and speak it loud and clear. Lundbom’s brief but compelling commentary on Zephaniah, Nahum, and Habakkuk can certainly help us to do so.

——Bohdan Hrobon, associate professor of Old Testament, University of Trnava, Slovakia

Product Details

• Title: Zephaniah, Nahum, and Habakkuk: Hebrew Prophets of the Seventh Century
• Author: Jack Lundbom
• Series: Cascade Companions
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Print Publication Date: 2025
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 176
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9798385205820, 9798385205813, 9798385205806
• Resource ID: LLS:9798385205820
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-23T00:18:20Z

About Jack Lundbom

Jack R. Lundbom is an internationally respected authority on Jeremiah. He has taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and held visiting appointments at Andover Newton Theological School, Yale Divinity School, The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, and Uppsala University in Sweden. Lundbom has traveled and lectured widely in Europe, the Near East, Africa, and the United States. He has twice been a Fulbright Professor in Germany, at Universität Marburg in 1988–1989 and Universität Tübingen in 2002. His many publications include Jeremiah: A Study in Ancient Hebrew Rhetoric and The Early Career of the Prophet Jeremiah. He is a life member at Clare Hall, Cambridge University.