Introduction to the Book of the Twelve

Dr. James Nogalski (Baylor University) introduces us to the Book of the Twelve. We discuss:

* The significance of the titles, "The Book of the Twelve" and "Minor Prophets."

* The historical context of the development of The Twelve.

* The different canonical placements of The Twelve, and the different traditions of ordering the individual books of The Twelve within the collection.

* Catchwords that link the individual books within The Twelve.

* A speed round where Jim quickly summarizes each book within The Twelve.

* Jim's favourite book within The Twelve.

* The genre of prophetic literature.

* The challenge of relating historical crises to God's judgment.

Works by James Nogalski

* Literary Precursors to the Book of the Twelve. BZAW 217. De Gruyter, 1993.

* Redactional Processes in the Book of the Twelve. BZAW 218. De Gruyter, 1993.

* Two Sides of a Coin: Juxtaposing Views on Interpreting the Book of the Twelve/Twelve Prophetic Books. With Ehud Ben Zvi. Gorgias Press, 2009.

* The Book of the Twelve: Hosea - Jonah. Smyth and Helwys, 2011.

* The Book of the Twelve: Micah - Malachi. Smyth and Helwys, 2011.

* Interpreting Prophetic Literature: Historical and Exegetical Tools for Reading the Prophets. Westminster John Knox, 2015.

* The Book of the Twelve and Beyond: Collected Essays of James D. Nogalski. SBL Press, 2017.

* An Introduction to the Hebrew Prophets. Abingdon Press, 2018.

* The Books of Joel, Obadiah, and Jonah. NICOT. Eerdmans, 2023.

* The Book of Micah. NICOT. Eerdmans, 2024.

This Week’s Blurb

In this episode, James Nogalski recommends:

* Greg Iles' trilogy: Natchez Burning; Mississippi Blood; The Bone Tree.

Next Week 

Next week, we begin our journey through Revelation as we talk to Dr. Jamie Davies (Trinity College).

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