Overview
This volume demonstrates the intricate literary structure and high poetic quality of the book of Nahum and represents a significant break-through in the study of Hebrew prosody with important implications for understanding the formation of the canon of the Hebrew Bible. This volume represents a significant breakthrough in the study of Hebrew prosody with important implications for understanding the formation of the canon of the Hebrew Bible. Duane Christensen, a renowned biblical scholar, offers a detailed analysis of the Hebrew text of Nahum and demonstrates the intricate literary structure and high poetic quality of the work. Nahum is a book about God’s justice and portrays God as strong, unyielding, and capable of great anger. This view of God’s nature stands in contrast to that found in Jonah, another book in the section of the Hebrew Bible known as the Book of the Twelve Prophets, which presents God as “compassionate, gracious . . . [and] abounding in steadfast love.” Christensen shows how Nahum and Jonah present complementary aspects of God’s nature, each essential for an understanding of the divine being. The commentary includes the most extensive bibliography published to date of works cited.
Full Product Details
Author: Duane L. Christensen
Publisher: Yale University Press
Imprint: Yale University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.816kg
ISBN: 9780300144796
ISBN 10: 0300144792
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 20 October 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Those who are interested in logoprosodics will see an expert at work. --Daniel P./i>--Daniel P. Bricker Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
Those who are interested in logoprosodics will see an expert at work. --;i>Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society --Daniel P. Bricker Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
Those who are interested in logoprosodics will see an expert at work. -Daniel P. Bricker, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society -- Daniel P. Bricker * Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society * Christensen makes some judicious exegetical decisions and writes well on the historical background [of Nahum]. -Thomas Renz, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly -- Thomas Renz * The Catholic Biblical Quarterly *
Author Information
Duane Christensen is professor of Old Testament languages and literature (retired), Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA. He is President of BIBAL Corporation and lives in Rodeo, CA.
