The formation of the Book of the Twelve is one of the most vigorously debated subjects in Old Testament studies today. This volume assembles twenty-four essays by the world's leading experts, providing an overview of the present state of scholarship in the field. The book's contributors focus on questions of method, history, as well as redactional and textual history
The formation of the Book of the Twelve is one of the most vigorously debated subjects in Old Testament studies today. This volume assembles twenty-four essays by the world's leading experts, providing an overview of the present state of scholarship in the field. The book's contributors focus on questions of method, history, as well as redactional and textual history. Rainer Albertz, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; James D. Nogalski, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA; Jakob Wöhrle, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster.
Methodological Issues; So Many Cross-References! Methodological Reflections on the Problem of Intertextual Relationships and their Significance for Redaction Critical Analysis; Synchronic and Diachronic Concerns in Reading the Book of the Twelve Prophets; The Case of Edom in the Book of the Twelve: Methodological Reflections on Synchronic and Diachronic Analysis; Editorial Issues; Hosea in the Book of the Twelve; The Function of the Book of Joel for Reading the Twelve; Not Just another Nation: Obadiah's Placement in the Book of the Twelve; The Jonah-Narrative within the Book of the Twelve.
The Book of Micah - the Theological Centre of the Book of the Twelve?Three Minor Prophets and the Major Empires: Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives on Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah; Time and Situational Reference in the Book of Haggai: On Religious- and Theological-Historical Contextualizations of Redactional Processes; From Cores to Corpus: Considering the Formation of Haggai and Zechariah 1-8; The Mas'ot Triptych and the Date of Zechariah 9-14: Issues in the Latter Formation of the Book of the Twelve; Redactional Connectors in Zechariah 9-14.
The History of Judah and Samaria in the Late Persian and Hellenistic Periods as a Possible Background of the Later Editions of the Book of the TwelveDiaspora or no Diaspora? Some Remarks on the Role of Egypt and Babylon in the Book of the Twelve; The Book of the Twelve and "The Great Assembly" in History and Tradition; Issues Concerning the Canon; Verbal and Thematic Links between the Books of the Twelve in Greek and their Relevance to the Differing Manuscript Sequences.
The Sequence of Malachi 3:22-24 in the Greek and Hebrew Textual Traditions: Implications for the Redactional History of the Minor Prophets"Aligned" or "Non-Aligned"? The Textual Status of the Qumran Cave 4 Manuscripts of the Minor Prophets; Appendix; Scripture Index; Author Index;.
The Unity of Malachi and Its Relation to the Book of the TwelveRattling the Bones of the Twelve: Wilderness Reflections in the Formation of the Book of the Twelve; Dominion Comes to Jerusalem: An Examination of Developments in the Kingship and Zion Traditions as Reflected in the Book of the Twelve with Particular Attention to Micah 4-5; Jerusalem - City of God for Israel and for the Nations in Zeph 3:8, 9-10, 11-13; Historical Issues; Deuteronomistic Redaction of the Book of the Four and the Origins of Israel's Wrongs.