The Book of Haggai

Prophecy and Society in Early Persian Yehud
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-90-04-12481-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 91, 334 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 784 g

Reihe: Vetus Testamentum, Supplements

This monograph is a study of the perceptions reflected in the Book of Haggai regarding the primary social, political and religious institutions in early Persian Yehud. Special attention is given to the form and function of prophecy, and to the role of the prophet in society. The study includes a history of the criticism of Haggai, a study of the book’s redactional history and socio-political context, and an exegesis and literary analysis of the text. It concludes with an examination of the distinctive perspectives found in the book and the sociological and religious milieu that produced them. The work is particularly useful for its detailed analysis of the biblical text, its attention to recent literature on the early Persian period, and its multidisciplinary and integrative approach.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kessler, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Über Autor(innen)

John Kessler has a Conjoint Doctorate: Docteur de l'Université, Sorbonne-Paris IV and Docteur en théologie (Institut Catholique de Paris). He is Professor of Old Testament at Tyndale Seminary and co-editor of Teach Me Your Paths: Studies In Old Testament Literature And Theology (Toronto: Clements, 2001).