Prophecy and Teaching: Prophetic Authority, Form Problems, and the Use of Traditions in the Book of Malachi (Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Fur Die alttest (Beihefte ... Die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft, V. 288)

Application and re-Interpretation of biblical traditions in the Book of Malachi. A traditio-historical study. Six passages in Malachi, together with the superscription (Mal 1:1) and the additions (Mal 3:22?24), are analyzed. The creative use of the traditions is demonstrated, including the prophet's exegetical techniques. Lines of connections are detected between Malachi and legal texts (Leviticus and Deuteronomy), earlier prophetic words, Chronicles, and Wisdom literature. Part I: Introduction 1. The Problem 2. Orientation in Previous Research 3. Remarks on Method Part II: Malachi and the Traditions 4. Mal 1:1. Prophecy and Teaching: the Evidence from the Superscription 5. Mal 1:2-5. YHWH's Faithfulness Questioned. A Salvation Oracle 6. Mal 1:6-2:9. Faithlessness in the Cult. An Announcement of Judgement Against the Priests 7. Mal 2:10-16. Faithlessness in Marital Affairs. A Speech of Exhortation 8. Mal 2:17-3:6. YHWH Fails to Appear. Announcements of Cultic Restoration and Judgement of Evildoers 9. Mal 3:7-12. Lack of Supplies for the Temple. A Speech of Exhortation 10. Mal 3:13-21. YHWH's Justice Questioned. Announcements of Judgement and Salvation 11. The Editorial Additions. Remarks on Mai 3:22-24 Part III: Conclusions and Some Perspectives 12. Prophecy and Teaching The series Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (BZAW) covers all areas of research into the Old Testament, focusing on the Hebrew Bible, its early and later forms in Ancient Judaism, as well as its branching into many neighboring cultures of the Ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman world. BZAW welcomes submissions that make an original and significant contribution to the field; demonstrate sophisticated engagement with the relevant secondary literature; and are written in readable, logical, and engaging prose. When reading through Malachi,1 one recognizes some features which recur in the prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible. Karl William Weyde. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [403]-420) And Indexes.