Joel
By: by Christopher R. Seitz
Series: International theological commentary on the Holy Scripture of the Old and New Testaments
Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780567570734
Subjects: Commentaries; Bible
Description: "The book of Joel is held to be one of the latest prophetic witnesses; it cites other books of the book of the Twelve prophets with a density that distinguishes it from its neighbours. The concept of the "Day of the LORD" which runs throughout the Minor Prophets as a whole reaches its zenith in Joel and its co-mingling of ecological and military metaphors advances Hosea on the former and anticipates later texts on the latter. In this volume within T&T Clark's International Theological Commentary Series Christopher Seitz starts from a foundation of historical-critical methodology to provide an account of Joel's place and purpose within the book of the Twelve prophets as a whole. Seitz examines the theology and background of Joel, and shows how Joel's theological function can provide a major hermeneutical key to the interpretation of the wider collection, and teases out the precise character of that role."--Bloomsbury Publishing

The book of Joel is held to be one of the latest prophetic witnesses; it cites other books of the book of the Twelve prophets with a density that distinguishes it from its neighbours. The concept of the "Day of the LORD" which runs throughout the Minor Prophets as a whole reaches its zenith in Joel and its co-mingling of ecological and military metaphors advances Hosea on the former and anticipates later texts on the latter. In this volume within T&T Clark's International Theological Commentary Series Christopher Seitz starts from a foundation of historical-critical methodology to provide an account of Joel's place and purpose within the book of the Twelve prophets as a whole. Seitz examines the theology and background of Joel, and shows how Joel's theological function can provide a major hermeneutical key to the interpretation of the wider collection, and teases out the precise character of that role
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Joel as a prophet among prophets: the challenge; title: A canonical reading of Joel and the history of interpretation; title: Joel and prior prophecy; title: The unity of the Book of Joel and modern research; title: Intertextuality: Joel's character as prophet; title: Who is Joel?; title: The message and purpose of the Book of Joel; title: The day of the Lord in the Book of Joel; title: The living God of Joel in the lived life of the church.