Obadiah Through Malachi

Taken together, the nine prophets found in the books Obadiah through Malachi lived during a tumultuous two hundred years of Israelite history. Their communities dealt with the crisis of the impending Assyrian threat in the eighth century and the Babylonian exile in the sixth, as well as the hopeful age of restoration in the late sixth and early fifth centuries. Intimately connected to the travails and needs of their communities, these prophets had the responsibility of bringing God's message of hope - even in the bleakest times - to their people. Their questions - Where is the God of justice and mercy? What is God up to these days? and What are we, in turn, to do? - are timely for our own church and society. William Brown offers readers a look at these important prophets and their message about where the God of justice and mercy is at work today.

About the author

William P. Brown is William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary. He has published numerous works, including Seeing the Psalms: A Theology of Metaphor and Ecclesiastes in the Interpretation series. He also serves on the editorial board for the esteemed Old Testament Library series, published by Westminster John Knox Press.

Product details

• Authors: William P. Brown
• Assisted by: David L. Bartlett (Editor), Patrick D. Miller (Editor)
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1996
• EAN: 9780664255206
• ISBN: 978-0-664-25520-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 371 g
• Series: Westminster Bible Companion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works