Tuesdays Are for the Old Testament
7/9/24
Lessing, R. Reed, & Steinmann, Andrew E. (2014). "Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Book of the Twelve." In Prepare the Way of the Lord: An Introduction to the Old Testament. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House. (447-450).
The works often considered the "Minor Prophets" have regularly been called "The Book of the Twelve" in history (Lessing & Steinmann 2014, p. 447). The term "minor" refers only to their length as compared to the longer prophetic books. The Twelve all together are slightly shorter than Ezekiel, the shortest of the "major" prophets. These shorter works were considered as one book by Josephus and by the Qumran community. In recent scholarship there have been attempts to consider each of the Twelve in the context of the other eleven (Lessing & Steinmann 2014, p. 448).
Lessing and Steinmann suggest "the day of Yahweh" as one of the important motifs in the Twelve (Lessing & Steinmann 2014, p. 448). There are also numerous references to an earthquake, which in Amos becomes an eschatological sign of the coming of the day of Yahweh.
Lessing and Steinmann observe that the placement of the Twelve in canonical lists differs between Jews and Christians. The Jewish canon places them at the end of the Prophets and before the Writings, while Christians place them just before the new Testament (Lessing & Steinmann 2014, p. 449). Therefore, in the Hebrew Bible the end urges life in Judah with worship at the Temple, while the Christian Old Testament ends by affirming the coming of Elijah.
7/9/24
Lessing, R. Reed, & Steinmann, Andrew E. (2014). "Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Book of the Twelve." In Prepare the Way of the Lord: An Introduction to the Old Testament. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House. (447-450).
The works often considered the "Minor Prophets" have regularly been called "The Book of the Twelve" in history (Lessing & Steinmann 2014, p. 447). The term "minor" refers only to their length as compared to the longer prophetic books. The Twelve all together are slightly shorter than Ezekiel, the shortest of the "major" prophets. These shorter works were considered as one book by Josephus and by the Qumran community. In recent scholarship there have been attempts to consider each of the Twelve in the context of the other eleven (Lessing & Steinmann 2014, p. 448).
Lessing and Steinmann suggest "the day of Yahweh" as one of the important motifs in the Twelve (Lessing & Steinmann 2014, p. 448). There are also numerous references to an earthquake, which in Amos becomes an eschatological sign of the coming of the day of Yahweh.
Lessing and Steinmann observe that the placement of the Twelve in canonical lists differs between Jews and Christians. The Jewish canon places them at the end of the Prophets and before the Writings, while Christians place them just before the new Testament (Lessing & Steinmann 2014, p. 449). Therefore, in the Hebrew Bible the end urges life in Judah with worship at the Temple, while the Christian Old Testament ends by affirming the coming of Elijah.
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