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Until the late 1960s the scholarly consensus was that
Chronicles-Ezra-Nehemiah was a single, unified literary work. Then
arguments began to be mounted for treating Chronicles as a distinct
composition, and the majority of scholars were swayed by these
arguments, though others retained the older consensus view. In
recent years, some scholars have begun to suggest that Ezra and
Nehemiah are distinct literary entities. This new debate is the
occasion for the present volume. Here scholars from around the
globe (Canada, Finland, Germany, Guatemala, Israel, Korea, the
Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States) showcase current
scholarly explanations for the final shape of this literary complex
known as Ezra-Nehemiah. Fourteen scholars present their approach to
the unity or disunity of this literature employing research
methodologies that range from the diachronic to the synchronic.
Critical responses to this emerging research are provided by three
reviewers (Joseph Blenkinsopp, Tamara Eskenazi and Hugh Williamson)
whose work laid the foundation in earlier decades for much of the
discussion today. The result is a rich conversation which provides
an enlightening resource for the study of these biblical books in
particular as well as for reflection on the impact of one's
interpretive framework on the study of ancient literature in
general.
For some years the view has become established that the Book of the
Twelve is a systematically structured literary unity. An exegesis
which takes the final canonical text seriously undertakes to
understand the structure and theological intention of this unity.
The papers collected here attempt to reveal significant structures
which overarch the individual components. Particular emphasis is
placed on the reconstruction of thematic threads which are created
when individual prophets take up topics from their predecessors
(e.g. Jehovah's Day, conversion, role of the peoples) and intensify
them. The papers were written between 1999 and 2002 under the aegis
of the Society of Biblical Literature's Working Group on The
Formation of the Book of the Twelve.
Writing in a conversational rather than a scholarly tone, Paul
Redditt assumes little or no prior knowledge of the Old Testament
as he presents and introduces the Major and Minor Prophets in the
canonical order of the English Bible. The chapters of Redditt's
Introduction to the Prophets discuss the place of each book in the
canon; the literary setting of each book; their structure,
integrity, and authorship; the main genre(s) in each; special
features of each book; basic emphases of each book; and problems --
theological, literary, or historical -- raised by a study of the
book. Among other things, Redditt demonstrates that the prophets
were both "foretellers" and "forthtellers," and he argues that the
Old Testament prophets developed the concept of monotheism. Each
chapter ends with questions for further reflection. Concluding the
volume are a helpful glossary and several indexes.
Does God, in fact, always show love toward those who love him and
faithfully serve him? Even apart from the fact that God punishes
those who clearly deserve his wrath, and even apart from his
hostility to Israel’s enemies, what do we do with the not
insignificant number of passages in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
where it could be said that he turns against his own people or
members of that people, attacking them without cause, or at least
with excessive violence? Professor James Crenshaw, perhaps more
than any other single scholar of this generation, has led the way
into discussion of this pivotal matter, and the essays included in
this volume are based on or react to his seminal contributions to
the topic.
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