A Historical-Critical Study of the Book of Obadiah

Ehud Ben Zvi

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Year: 2012
• Print ISBN:
  9783110152258
• eBook ISBN:
  9783110809633
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Criticism & Interpretation

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Table of contents

• Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction
• 1.1 Prelude
• 1.2 General Issues
• 1.3 The Structure and Research Strategy of this Study
• 2. Obadiah 1
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 The Title, חזוו עבדיה
• 2.3 The Prophetic Messenger Formula
• 2.4 The Recollection of an Audition
• 2.5 Obadiah 1 as a Unit
• Excursus 1
• 3. Obadiah 2–4
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Notes on Verse 2
• 3.3 Notes on Verse 3
• 3.4 Notes on Verse 4
• 3.5 Conclusions concerning Obadiah 2–4
• 4. Obadiah 5–7
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Notes on Verses 5–6
• 4.3 Notes on Verse 7, except אין תבונה כו
• 4.4 Notes on אין תבונה כו
• 4.5 Conclusions concerning Obadiah 5–7
• 5. The Relationship between Obad 1–7 and Jer 49:7–22 and its Implications for the Study of Obad 1–7
• 5.1 Jeremiah, Obadiah or a Third Source
• 5.2 The Obadianic Shaping of the Source of Obad 1–7
• 6. Obadiah 8–11
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Notes on Verses 8–9
• 6.3 Notes on Verse 10
• 6.4 Notes on Verse 11
• 6.5 Conclusions concerning Obadiah 8–11
• 7. Obadiah 12–15
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Notes on Verses 12–14
• 7.3 Notes on Verse 15
• 7.4 Conclusions concerning Obadiah 12–15
• 8. Obadiah 16–18
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 Notes on Verse 16
• 8.3 Notes on Verse 17
• 8.4 Notes on Verse 18
• 8.5 Conclusions concerning Obad 16–18
• 9. Obadiah 19–21
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Notes on Verses 19–20.
• 9.3 Notes on Verse 21
• 9.4 Conclusions concerning Obad 19–21
• 10. Why was Edom Singled Out in Obadiah?
• 11. Summary of Research and Concluding Remarks
• 11.1 General Introduction
• 11.2 Summary of Main Conclusions: Chapter by Chapter
• 11.3 Summary of Results: Overview Perspective and Implications
• 12. Bibliography
• Index of References to the Hebrew Scriptures
• Index of Citations of Scholars