Tradition and Innovation in Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 150)

Tollington, Janet E.

ISBN 10: 1850753849 / ISBN 13: 9781850753841

Published by Sheffield Academic Press, UK, 1993

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tradition and Innovation in Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 150)
• Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press, UK
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1850753849
• ISBN 13: 9781850753841
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Dimensions: 5.5W x 8.75H x 0.75D inches 5.5 inches width by 8.75 inches height by 0.75 inches depth
• Weight: 1 pound
• Seller catalogs:
  • Old Testament Studies
  • Biblical Criticism

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Synopsis

The prophets Haggai and Zechariah, near contemporaries, were active at a critical period in Israel's history. The recently restored Jerusalem community had come through national downfall and exile. Its religious and sociopolitical identity in the Persian Empire had to be established. This volume offers a thematic study of the prophetic response to that situation. The prophets, their status and their styles of prophecy are compared with those of their predecessors, as are their attitudes towards Israel's religious traditions. Their theological understanding of proper leadership, divine judgment, and Israel's relationship to other nations is compared with the developing theology of the classical prophets. The purpose is to discover whether Haggai, Zechariah and their tradents demonstrate continuity with, or divergence from, the prophetic traditions in which they stood. This study concludes that Haggai is a traditionalist, while Zechariah emerges as an innovative and radical theologian ahead of his time.

About the Authors

Andrew Mein is Director of Research at the Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, UK

Claudia V. Camp is Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University, USA and was on the steering committee of the Seminar. She is currently co-general editor of the LHBOTS series, as well as the author or editor of 4 books and numerous articles.