The Theology of the Books of Haggai and ZechariahPart of Old Testament Theology
AUTHOR: Robert Foster, University of Georgia
DATE PUBLISHED: October 2020
AVAILABILITY: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
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ISBN: 9781108690539Description
Tucked away at the end of the Minor Prophets, the Books of Haggai and Zechariah offer messages of challenge and hope to residents of the small district of Yehud in the Persian Empire in the generations after the return from Babylonian exile. In this volume, Robert Foster focuses on the distinct theological message of each book. The Book of Haggai uses Israel's foundational event - God's salvation of Israel from Egypt - to exhort the people to finish building the Second Temple. The Book of Zechariah argues that the hopes the people had in the prophet Zechariah's days did not come true because the people failed to keep God's long-standing demand for justice, though hope still lies in the future because of God's character. Each chapter in this book closes with a substantive reflection of the ethics of the major sections of the Books of Haggai and Zechariah and their implications for contemporary readers.
Provides a focused and thorough discussion of the key theological teachings of the books of Haggai and Zechariah Offers a summary of theological ethics of each major section of the books of Haggai and Zechariah, as well as how these interact with the theological ethics of the books of the Old Testament Discusses the theology of the Book of Zechariah in terms of its final form, to help the reader see its unified message while acknowledging its development across time
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