Overview

These prophets restate God's intention to establish his kingdom, and explain what this means for the lives of his people. Petterson's commentary sets the books in their wider biblical-theological context, and shows the connections between the post-exilic world and today. This careful exegetical commentary, based on a fresh and nuanced translation from the author, and deeply informed conservative engagement with each of these vital prophetic books. The Apollos Old Testament Commentary aims to take with equal seriousness the divine and human aspects of Scripture. It expounds the books of the Old Testament in a scholarly manner, accessible to non-experts, and it shows the relevance of the Old Testament to modern readers. Written by an international team of scholars, these commentaries are intended to serve the needs of those who preach from the Old Testament, as well as scholars and all serious students of the Bible. This commentary opens with an Introduction which gives an overview of the issues of date, authorship, sources and outlines the theology of the book, providing pointers towards its interpretation and contemporary application. An annotated Translation of the Hebrew text by Anthony R. Petterson forms the basis for his comments. Within this commentary on Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi, Form and Structure sections examine the context, source-critical and form-critical issues and rhetorical devices of each passage. Comment sections offer thorough, detailed exegesis of the historical and theological meaning of each passage, and Explanation sections offer a full exposition of the theological message within the framework of biblical theology and a commitment to the inspiration and authority of the Old Testament.

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'Intended to serve the needs of those who preach from the Old Testament, Petterson offers detailed commentary on these three prophetic books, setting them in their wider biblical-theological context. His work shows the connections between the post-exilic world and our own. He explains how these books contain a vital message for the church today about living in the gap between promise and reality.' * The Gospel Coalition * 'Overall, for a through, semi-technical commentary written from an evangelical perspective, I believe this is now the best option for the post-exilic prophets. I heartily recommend it for pastors wanting to preach through these books.' * N. Roland, via www.bestcommentaries.com * 'Petterson was an unknown scholar to me, but writes as well any I have seen. His judgments are conservative, logical, and mature. He brings these three prophets to life in a way that will be a help to those who teach or preach God’s Word.' * Jimmy Reagan, The Reagan Review *

This commentary manages well to combine the concerns of the scholarly community and the church and also to respond to the concerns and needs of the latter. As such, I can recommend it warmly. --Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament, 5.1 (2016) This is a fine addition to a very useful series of commentaries and is highly commended both to academics and to preachers. --Iain Duguid, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, March 2016 If you have never done any serious study of the last three books of the OT grab a copy of this book. If you want to study or preach the post-exilic prophets in a way which brings their message to life, this Apollos commentary will be a great aid to your endeavour. Its message is fresh, relevant and Christ focused. It is a pleasure to read. In a neglected area of the OT preaching and teaching, Dr Petterson's commentary is a great addition. --Len Firth, Patheos, August 26, 2015

"""This commentary manages well to combine the concerns of the scholarly community and the church and also to respond to the concerns and needs of the latter. As such, I can recommend it warmly.""--Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament, 5.1 (2016) ""This is a fine addition to a very useful series of commentaries and is highly commended both to academics and to preachers.""--Iain Duguid, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, March 2016 ""If you have never done any serious study of the last three books of the OT grab a copy of this book. If you want to study or preach the post-exilic prophets in a way which brings their message to life, this Apollos commentary will be a great aid to your endeavour. Its message is fresh, relevant and Christ focused. It is a pleasure to read. In a neglected area of the OT preaching and teaching, Dr Petterson's commentary is a great addition.""--Len Firth, Patheos, August 26, 2015"

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Anthony Petterson is lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew at Morling College. He has also served at a pastor in Sydney and Dublin.

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