The Books of Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi / commentary by Rex Mason.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mason, Rex, 1926-

Series:

Cambridge Bible commentary

The Cambridge Bible commentary, New English Bible

Standardized Title:

Bible. Haggai. English. 1977.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Haggai--Commentaries.

Bible.

Bible. Haggai.

Bible. Zechariah--Commentaries.

Bible. Zechariah.

Bible. Malachi--Commentaries.

Bible. Malachi.

Physical Description:

xii, 168 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1977.

Summary:

As in other volumes of the Cambridge Bible Commentary, there are introductions to the books dealt with, followed by the text of the New English Bible divided into sections. Each section of the text is followed by the commentary upon it. The preaching of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah gave a new impetus to the life of the 'remnant' of the Jewish people returned from the babylonian exile. Haggai stresses the importance of the relationship to God of the comunity as a whole, while Zechariah is seen as a prophet of hope, promising Yahweh's salvation to his people. Dr Mason considers Malachi, dating perhaps from a little later than the other two, a fitting conclusion to the group of prophetic books, in that it reminds its readers of the role of the prophets in preparing the people for God's coming, that they might enjoy salvation rather than suffer punitive judgement.

Contents:

The footnotes to the N.E.B. text xi

Events in the time of Haggai and Zcchariah 1

How the prophetic books came to us 6

Haggai 12

Zechariah 1-8 27

Zechariah 9-14 76

Malachi 135.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: page 163.

Contains:

Bible. Zechariah. English. New English. 1977.

Bible. Malachi. English. New English. 1977.

ISBN:

0521086558.

OCLC:

2876040