Table of Contents
Editors' Foreword 7
Author's Foreword 9
Introduction 11
Malachi in the Canon 11
The Text of the Malachi Document 11
The Greek Translation 12
Poetic Analysis of the Malachi Document 14
Disputation Speech (Contentious Refutation) 15
Structure of the Writing 17
The Document's Origins 18
The Malachi Document as the Final Section of the Book of the Twelve Prophets 20
The Historical Situation of the Malachi Document 24
Ideas about God in the Malachi Document 28
Malachi 1:1 Superscription 30
Translation 30
Synchronic Analysis 30
Diachronic Analysis 33
Summary Interpretation (Synthesis) 34
Malachi 1:2-5 Love for Jacob, Hatred for Esau 36
Translation 36
Synchronic Analysis 37
Diachronic Analysis 39
Summary Interpretation (Synthesis) 41
Malachi 1:6-2:9 Worship without Reverence for God 47
Translation 47
Synchronic Interpretation 51
Diachronic Interpretation 65
Summary Interpretation (Synthesis) 74
Malachi 2:10-16 Faithless Actions 81
Translation 81
Synchronic Analysis 83
Diachronic Analysis 88
Summary Interpretation (Synthesis) 90
Malachi 2:17-3:5 Violation of the Law 93
Translation 93
Synchronic Analysis 94
Diachronic Analysis 100
Summary Interpretation (Synthesis) 102
Malachi 3:6-12 Keeping Nothing Back from God 105
Translation 105
Synchronic Interpretation 106
Diachronic Analysis 109
Summary Interpretation (Synthesis) 111
Malachi 3:13-21 [3:13-4:3 ET] Justice for Those Who Revere Yhwh 114
Translation 114
Synchronic Analysis 116
Diachronic Analysis 125
Summary Interpretation (Synthesis) 130
Malachi 3:22-24 [4:4-6] The Sending of Elijah 137
Translation 137
Synchronic Analysis 138
Diachronic Analysis 142
Summary Interpretation (Synthesis) 143
Bibliography 149
Indexes 155
Index of Hebrew Words 155
Index of Key Words 156
Index of Biblical Citations 159
Plan of volumes 160
