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Author: R Reed Lessing
Publisher: Concordia Publishing House
Imprint: Concordia Publishing House
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 3.70cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 1.352kg
ISBN: 9780758675798
ISBN 10: 0758675798
Pages: 662
Publication Date: 07 April 2021
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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"""Once again Lessing has provided a substantive Old Testament commentary within the Lutheran tradition. This volume offers close study of the Hebrew text of Zechariah and its historical message within the framework of a Christological reading. Lessing also writes in a readable style that will make this very challenging prophetic book accessible to a broad public. He is to be applauded for a fine work."" -M. Daniel Carroll R. (Rodas), Scripture Press Ministries Professor of Biblical Studies and Pedagogy, Wheaton College and Graduate School, Wheaton, Illinois ""Building on his previous commentaries on prophetic literature, Reed Lessing turns his keen exegetical skills and close reading of the text to this important post- exilic ""prophet of the passion,"" who brought hope and vision to the disillusioned and disheartened people of Yehud in this critical time. God's people had returned but were hardly restored. The rebuilding of the temple had begun with enthusiastic support, but it soon stalled. With a deep grasp of the historical situation, Lessing unpacks the power of prophetic encouragement in light of the great story of God's salvation from Moses and the Prophets to the passion of our Lord, ""my Servant, the Sprout"" (Zech 3:8), and through it to the resurrection life that follows, when ""death dies and life wins"" and we are completely restored."" -Andrew H. Bartelt, Professor Emeritus of Exegetical Theology, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri"
Author Information
Reed Lessing was born and raised in Denver, Colo. He received the B.A. in pre-seminary studies from St. John's College, Winfield, Kans., in 1981. His degrees from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo., are the M.Div. (1985), the S.T.M. (1989), and the Ph.D. (2001). He was ordained into the office of the holy ministry on June 29, 1986. From 1986 to 1999, he served pastorates in West Monroe, La., and Broken Arrow, Okla. Dr. Lessing was also Professor of Exegetical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, from 1999 to 2013. He served as Senior Pastor at St. Michael Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Ind., from September 2013 to July 2020. He currently serves as Professor of Theology and Ministry at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn.
