Micah, Nahum, Obadiah
Micah, Nahum, Obadiah by Rex Mason, published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc in 1991, offers a foundational perspective on the interpretation of these prophetic texts. This edition, comprising 116 pages, presents an analysis of the historical critical approaches to understanding these often challenging books within the Old Testament. Mason emphasizes the importance of reading Micah as a coherent post-exilic work, reinterpreting its message in light of the circumstances following the exile.
Readers will find that Mason carefully evaluates the theological implications of Nahum and Obadiah, addressing their often-misunderstood messages regarding foreign nations. The book provides insights into Biblical criticism and interpretation, situating these texts within the broader context of Christian theology and Biblical studies. Through this exploration, Mason aims to clarify the roles these prophetic writings play in the canon, encouraging a deeper understanding of their significance in religious discourse.
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Mason here provides a valuable basic orientation to the modern reading of these short and often difficult prophetic books. By carefully surveying and evaluating the historical critical options that have been proposed during the last century, Mason then outlines the message of these books within a post-exilic, canonical context. In the face of differing critical opinion as to what does, and what does not, come from Micah in the book of Micah, the position taken here is that the book has to be read finally as a coherent postexilic tract which re-interprets the prophet’s message in the light of the situation after the exile. For Nahum and Obadiah, which have so often received a bad press because of their theology of apparent hate for the foreigner, it is argued that the function the books were designed to serve in the Book of the Twelve must be taken seriously.
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