Thematic threads in the Book of the Twelve [electronic resource] /
edited by Paul L. Redditt and Aaron Schart.
- Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, c2003.
- 1 online resource (xix, 376 p.)
- Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; Bd. 325 .
- Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; Bd. 325. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-364) and index.
Introduction / The formation of the Book of the Twelve : a review of research / Part I. Method -- The ties that bind : intertextuality, the identification of verbal parallels, and reading strategies in the Book of the Twelve / The fifth vision of Amos in context / Psalms in the Book of the Twelve : how misplaced are they? / Forming the Twelve and forming the Canon / Part II. Canonical order -- God sows : Hosea's land theme in the Book of the Twelve / The place and function of Joel in the Book of the Twelve / The repentance of Nineveh in the story of Jonah and Nahum's prophecy of the city's destruction : a coherent reading of the Book of the Twelve as reflected in the Aggada / The canonical location of Habakkuk / Part III. Thematic threads -- Theodicy in the Book of the Twelve / The day(s) of YHWH in the Book of the Twelve / Die prophetische Ehemetaphorik und die Bewertung der Prophetie im Zwölfprophetenbuch / Exile as purification : reconstructing the "Book of the four" / Futurism in the pre-exilic minor prophets compared with that of the postexilic minor prophets / Haggai-Zechariah : prophecy after the manner of Ezekiel / The perspective on the nations in the Book of Micah as a "systematization" of the nations' role in Joel, Jonah, and Nahum? reflections on the context-oriented exegesis / Endings as new beginnings : returning to the Lord, the Day of the Lord and renewal in the Book of the Twelve / Aaron Schart and Paul L. Redditt -- P.L. Redditt -- Richard L. Schultz -- A. Schart -- Erhard S. Gerstenberger -- Edgar W. Conrad -- Laurie J. Braaten -- Marvin A. Sweeney -- Beate Ego -- Joseph A. Everson -- James L. Crenshaw -- James D. Nogalski -- Gerlinde Baumann -- Rainer Albertz -- Simon J. De Vries -- Stephen S. Tuell -- Burkhard M. Zapff -- Paul R. House.
This text challenges the accepted view of the "Book of the Twelve" (the writings of the prophets of the Old Testament) as a structured literary unity. It examines the significant structures which overarch the individual components, especially topics which become recurring themes.