Twelve Prophets, Volume 2

by Peter C. Craigie

The author of Twelve Prophets , Volume 1 completes his study with a commentary on Micah, a contemporary of Isaiah, who foretold the birth of the Messiah; Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah, prophets who spoke for God in the last days of the Kingdom of Judah; and Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi, whose messages were directed to those reforming the community of God's people after the Babylonian Exile. Individuals who proclaimed different messages according to the times in which they lived, these prophets nevertheless have in common the task of speaking the Word of God to the people of God. Through his insightful commentary, Peter C. Craigie shows the persistent meaning of this Word through the ages. Carrying forward brilliantly the pattern established by Barclay's New Testament series, the Daily Study Bible has been extended to cover the entire Old Testament as well. Invaluable for individual devotional study, for group discussion, and for classroom use, the Daily Study Bible provides a useful, reliable, and eminently readable way to discover what the Scriptures were saying then and what God is saying today.

Genres: Biblical Studies

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Nathan Marone]

Good, accessible, non-technical commentary.

Read while teaching a class on "very short books of the Bible." Cragie has two big strengths as a commentator. First, he does an excellent job at dealing with the literary structure of books. This is useful when dealing with the prophets, because structure and how to connect various blocks of text can be difficult. Second, he finds concise ways to bring the message of the prophets to today's world. It can be easy for commentators to get lost in the weeds of historical research and technical details. Those things are good, but sometimes they come at the expense of connecting this complex literature to the needs of the day. Craige avoids that problem well.

In particular I enjoyed his commentaries on Haggai and Habakkuk.

[Bud Russell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent! A companion to my recent reading of the minor prophets. I appreciated his scholarship and practical application. Definitely looking forward to another of Craigie's commentaries.

[Covenant Presbyterian Springfield Ohio]

Call Number: 220.7 DSB-25

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