The Book of the Twelve

Composition, Reception, and Interpretation
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-74154-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 632 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1090 g

In the last two decades, research on the Book of the Twelve has shown that this corpus is not just a collection of twelve prophetic books. It is rather a coherent work with a common history of formation and, based upon this, with an overall message and intention. The individual books of the Book of the Twelve are thus part of a larger whole in which they can be interpreted in a fruitful manner. The volume The Book of the Twelve: Composition, Reception, and Interpretation features 30 articles, written by renowned scholars, that explore different aspects regarding the formation, interpretation, and reception of the Book of the Twelve as a literary unity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Tiemeyer, Lena-Sofia

Wöhrle, Jakob

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Altes Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

List of Tables

Abbreviations

Notes on Contributors

Introduction Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer and Jakob Wöhrle

Part 1: General Topics

1 The Book of the Four Jakob Wöhrle

2 The Haggai–Zechariah 1–8 Corpus Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer

3 The Completion of the Book of the Twelve James D. Nogalski

4 A Prophetic Anthology Rather than a Book of the Twelve Tchavdar S. Hadjiev

Part 2: Issues in Interpretation

5 Hosea in the Book of the Twelve Jörg Jeremias

6 Joel in the Book of the Twelve Ruth Ebach

7 Amos in the Book of the Twelve Jason Radine

8 Obadiah in the Book of the Twelve Anna Sieges and Nicholas R. Werse

9 Jonah in the Book of the Twelve John Kaltner, Rhiannon Graybill, and Steven L. McKenzie

10 Micah in the Book of the Twelve Rainer Kessler

11 Nahum in the Book of the Twelve Daniel C. Timmer

12 Habakkuk in the Book of the Twelve Michael H. Floyd

13 Zephaniah in the Book of the Twelve Walter Dietrich

14 Haggai in the Book of the Twelve Martin Leuenberger

15 Zechariah in the Book of the Twelve Rüdiger Lux

16 Malachi in the Book of the Twelve Karl William Weyde

Part 3: Textual Transmission and Reception History

17 The Book of the Twelve at Qumran Russell E. Fuller

18 The Book of the Twelve in the Septuagint Barry Alan Jones

19 The Targum of the Book of the Twelve Gudrun E. Lier

20 The Latin Versions of the Book of the Twelve Simone Rickerby

21 The Book of the Twelve in Early Jewish Literature Frank Ueberschaer

22 The Book of the Twelve in Jesus and the New Testament Craig A. Evans

23 The Lives of the Prophets and the Book of the Twelve Anna Maria Schwemer

24 The Book of the Twelve in the Rabbinic Tradition Mark Leuchter

Part 4: The Theology of the Book of the Twelve

25 Judgment and Grace in the Book of the Twelve Ruth Scoralick

26 Kingship in the Book of the Twelve Marvin A. Sweeney

27 Geography in the Book of the Twelve Mark J. Boda

28 First Fruits Rites in the Book of the Twelve Roy E. Garton

29 The Nations in the Book of the Twelve Anselm C. Hagedorn

30 Exile in the Book of the Twelve John Kessler

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Authors

Über Autor(innen)

Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, D.Phil. (2002), University of Oxford, is Reader in Hebrew Bible at the University of Aberdeen. She has published widely, including Priestly Rites and Prophetic Rage (2006) and For the Comfort of Zion (2011).

Jakob Wöhrle, Dr.Theol. (2006), Universität Münster, is Professor of Old Testament at Universität Tübingen. He has published on various parts of the Old Testament, including Die frühen Sammlungen des Zwölfprophetenbuches (2006) and Der Abschluss des Zwölfprophetenbuches (2008).