Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah: An Introduction and Commentary

by S. D. Snyman, David G. Firth (Editor), Tremper Longman (Editor)

Overview

Nahum's prophecy of Nineveh's coming destruction. Habakkuk's probing dialogue with the Lord of Israel. Zephaniah's warning to Jerusalem's last great king. In this Tyndale Old Testament commentary, the texts of these minor but important prophets receive a fresh analysis as S. D. Snyman considers each book's historical setting, structure, and literary features as well as important theological themes.

The Tyndale Commentaries are designed to help the reader of the Bible understand what the text says and what it means. The Introduction to each book gives a concise but thorough treatment of its authorship, date, original setting, and purpose. Following a structural Analysis, the Commentary takes the book section by section, drawing out its main themes, and also comments on individual verses and problems of interpretation. Additional Notes provide fuller discussion of particular difficulties.

In the new Old Testament volumes, the commentary on each section of the text is structured under three headings: Context, Comment, and Meaning. The goal is to explain the true meaning of the Bible and make its message plain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780830851157
Publisher:	IVP Academic
Publication date:	10/27/2020
Series:	Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
File size:	486 KB

About the Author

S. D. (Fanie) Snyman is research associate in Old and New Testament studies at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Known for his research on The Book of the Twelve, he is author of a commentary on Malachi, several books published in South Africa, and numerous articles.

S. D. (Fanie) Snyman is research associate in Old and New Testament studies at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Known for his research on The Book of the Twelve, he is author of a commentary on Malachi, several books published in South Africa, and numerous articles.

David G. Firth is tutor in Old Testament at Trinity College, Bristol. He is the author of 1 and 2 Samuel (Apollos Old Testament Commentary), The Message of Joshua, and Including the Stranger, and the coeditor of Interpreting the Psalms, Interpreting Isaiah, Words and the Word, and Presence, Power and Promise.

Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is also visiting professor of Old Testament at Seattle School of Theology and Psychology and adjunct of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary. He lectures regularly at Regent College in Vancouver and the Canadian Theological Seminary in Calgary. Longman is the author or coauthor of over twenty books, including How to Read Genesis, How to Read the Psalms, How to Read Proverbs, Literary Approaches to Biblical Interpretation, Old Testament Essentials and coeditor of A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible. He and Dan Allender have coauthored Bold Love, Cry of the Soul, Intimate Allies, The Intimate Mystery and the Intimate Marriage Bible studies.

Table of Contents

General preface
Author's preface
Abbreviations
Select bibliographies
General introduction
Nahum
Introduction
1. Dating the book
2. Literary issues
3. An outline of the theological message of Nahum
Analysis
Commentary
Habakkuk
Introduction
1. The prophet Habakkuk
2. Dating the book
3. Literary issues
4. An outline of the theological message of Habakkuk
Analysis
Commentary
Zephaniah
Introduction
1. Dating the book
2. Literary issues
3. An outline of the theological message of Zephaniah
Analysis
Commentary

Editorial Reviews

"The Tyndale volumes have long been the premier shorter-length commentary series on both Testaments throughout the English-speaking world."--Craig Blomberg, Denver Seminary

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"Within its constraints, this series includes some outstanding volumes."--D. A. Carson, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

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