Tradition in transition; Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 in the trajectory of Hebrew theology.

9780567026514

Tradition in transition; Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 in the trajectory of Hebrew theology.

Ed. by Mark J. Boda and Michael H. Floyd.

T&T Clark

2008

384 pages

$145.00

Hardcover

The library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies; no.475

BS1655

The Tanakh books of Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 reflect the period just after the end of the Babylonian Captivity and the return to Israel. Therefore they mark a period of transition for the Hebrew people and a need to recover lost tradition. Boda (theology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario) and Floyd (El Centro de Estudios Teologicos, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic) present a group of essays on how these prophetic books draw on traditional themes, motifs and forms. A panel of four other experts on these prophets the respond to the essays. This method of giving a variety of opinions based on solid research and allowing for discussion is in the best rabbinic tradition.

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