Micah-Malachi

Word Biblical Commentary #32

by Ralph L. Smith

The Word Biblical Commentary delivers the best in biblical scholarship, from the leading scholars of our day who share a commitment to Scripture as divine revelation. This series emphasizes a thorough analysis of textual, linguistic, structural, and theological evidence. The result is judicious and balanced insight into the meanings of the text in the framework of biblical theology. These widely acclaimed commentaries serve as exceptional resources for the professional theologian and instructor, the seminary or university student, the working minister, and everyone concerned with building theological understanding from a solid base of biblical scholarship.

Genres: Reference, Old Testament

358 pages, Hardcover

First published March 15, 1984

Reviews

[Matt Braymiller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Word biblical Commentary is generally a good resource for Bible study. I read the section for Micah in this volume in preparation for a class to be taught over a period of many weeks. This commentary is on a par with the Hermenia volume by Delbert Hillers. It is concise and to the point. The exegesis is conservative and includes discussion of other points of view. The bibliographic material makes this a very useful tool for one’s own study.

[Tony · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book ticks the box of giving a thematic overview of Micah—Malachi. It lacks the brilliance and brevity that runs through Douglas Stuart's Hosea-Jonah, but it ends better than it begins, and it has a concluding chapter that reflects on theological themes that run across the books considered (something that Stuart lacks).

The major weakness is a tendency to rehash all of the matters of introduction for a given book instead of getting down to business with a book's treatment of theme. This would be fine for a standalone work, but the whole series of which this is a part was designed as a companion to the Word Biblical Commentaries. As a result, rehashing this information makes for a great deal of duplication.

[Michael Miller · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good general introduction to these minor prophets, but very sparse comments on individual verses. Bibliography is best part of the book.