Michael H. Floyd

The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“Renz’s commentary on Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah is amazingly meticulous and encyclopedic in its detailed attention to essential aspects of interpretation: text and translation, vocabulary and intertextual connections, poetic form and diction, compositional structure, reception-historical highlights, and profound reflection on theological implications that often extends into the New Testament—all of it clearly argued and exhaustively documented. This will become a standard reference work, especially for scholars, and also for pastors, theology students, and studious lay persons who seek to interpret the text from a perspective of faith.”

The Spirit and the Word

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“This choice selection of Sigmund Mowinckel's writings on prophecy succinctly articulates the basic principles that have shaped the study of prophecy for the past hundred years. As biblical scholarship moves beyond historical criticism, this is a timely reminder of this methodology's great strengths and achievements, as well as a concise summary of the brute facts about prophetic literature that any approach must account for. The editor's supplementary notes enable readers to trace how scholarship has evolved since Mowinckel, often building on his insights. This work will be most helpful for students and scholars alike.”

Zephaniah

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In dialogue with recent interpreters, Sweeney draws sound and balanced conclusions about the rhetorical aim, literary form, and historical context of Zephaniah. His analysis is firmly grounded in a painstaking discussion of the philological issues, with excellent coverage of what the ancient versions imply for both textual criticism and the history of interpretation. For the foreseeable future, this commentary will provide an indispensable frame of reference for the scholarly discussion of this prophetic book.”