Thematic Threads in the Book of the Twelve (Beiheft Zur Zeitschrift Fur Die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft)

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. This Volume Challenges The Accepted View Of The Book Of The Twelve (the Minor Prophets Of The Old Testament) As A Structured Literary Unity. It Examines The Significant Structures Which Overarch The Individual Components, Especially Topics Which Become Recurring Themes. Introduction / Aaron Schart And Paul L. Redditt -- The Formation Of The Book Of The Twelve : A Review Of Research / P.l. Redditt -- Part I. Method -- The Ties That Bind : Intertextuality, The Identification Of Verbal Parallels, And Reading Strategies In The Book Of The Twelve / Richard L. Schultz -- The Fifth Vision Of Amos In Context / A. Schart -- Psalms In The Book Of The Twelve : How Misplaced Are They? / Erhard S. Gerstenberger -- Forming The Twelve And Forming The Canon / Edgar W. Conrad -- Part Ii. Canonical Order -- God Sows : Hosea's Land Theme In The Book Of The Twelve / Laurie J. Braaten -- The Place And Function Of Joel In The Book Of The Twelve / Marvin A. Sweeney -- The Repentance Of Nineveh In The Story Of Jonah And Nahum's Prophecy Of The City's Destruction : A Coherent Reading Of The Book Of The Twelve As Reflected In The Aggada / Beate Ego -- The Canonical Location Of Habakkuk / Joseph A. Everson -- Part Iii. Thematic Threads -- Theodicy In The Book Of The Twelve / James L. Crenshaw -- The Day(s) Of Yhwh In The Book Of The Twelve / James D. Nogalski -- Die Prophetische Ehemetaphorik Und Die Bewertung Der Prophetie Im Zwölfprophetenbuch / Gerlinde Baumann -- Exile As Purification : Reconstructing The Book Of The Four / Rainer Albertz -- Futurism In The Pre-exilic Minor Prophets Compared With That Of The Postexilic Minor Prophets / Simon J. De Vries -- Haggai-zechariah : Prophecy After The Manner Of Ezekiel / Stephen S. Tuell -- The Perspective On The Nations In The Book Of Micah As A Systematization Of The Nations' Role In Joel, Jonah, And Nahum? Reflections On The Context-oriented Exegesis / Burkhard M. Zapff -- Endings As New Beginnings : Returning To The Lord, The Day Of The Lord And Renewal In The Book Of The Twelve / Paul R. House. Edited By Paul L. Redditt And Aaron Schart. This Work Challenges The Accepted View Of The Book Of The Twelve (the Writings Of The Prophets Of The Old Testament) As A Structured Literary Unity. It Examines The Significant Structures Which Overarch The Individual Components, Especially Topics Which Become Recurring Themes. Includes Bibliographical References: (p. 339-364) And Index. Aaron Schart and Paul L. Redditt: Introduction Paul L. Redditt: The Formation of the Book of the Twelve: A Review of Research Richard L. Schultz: The Ties that Bind: Intertextuality, the Identification of Verbal Parallels, and Reading Strategies in the Book of the Twelve Aaron Schart: The Fifth Vision of Amos in Context Erhard S. Gerstenberger: Psalms in the Book of the Twelve: How Misplaced Are They? Edgar W. Conrad: Forming the Twelve and Forming Canon Laurie J. Braaten: God Sows: Hosea's Land Theme in the Book of the Twelve Marvin A. Sweeney: The Place and Function of Joel in the Book of the Twelve Beate Ego: The Repentance of Nineveh in the Story of Jonah and Nahum's Prophecy of the City's Destruction - A Coherent Reading of the Book of the Twelve as Reflected in the Aggada Joseph A. Everson: The Canonical Location of Habakkuk James L. Crenshaw: Theodicy in the Book of the Twelve James D. Nogalski: The Day(s) of YHWH in the Book of the Twelve Gerlinde Baumann: Die prophetische Ehemetaphorik und die Bewertung der Prophetie im Zwölfprophetenbuch Rainer Albertz: Exile as Purification: Reconstructing the "Book of the Four" Simon J. De Vries: Futurism in the Pre-exilic Minor Prophets Compared with That of the Postexilic Minor Prophets Stephen S. Tuell: Haggai-Zechariah: Prophecy after the Manner of Ezekiel Burkhard M. Zapff: The Perspective on the Nations in the Book of Micah as a "Systematization" of the Nations' Role in Joel, Jonah, and Nahum? Reflections on a Context-Oriented Exegesis Paul R. House: Endings as New Beginnings: Returning to the Lord, the Day of the Lord, and Renewal in the Book of the Twelve 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.