Twelve Prophets, Volume 2: Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi

by Peter C. Craigie

Book Overview

Peter C. Craigie provides commentary on several of the minor prophets, emphasizing their shared task of conveying God's Word to His people across different eras.

The author of Twelve Prophets, Volume 1 completes his study with a commentary on Micah, a contemporary of Isaiah, who foretold the birth of the Messiah; Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah, prophets who spoke for God in the last days of the Kingdom of Judah; and Haggai, Zechariah,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 066424582X
• ISBN13: 9780664245825
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.4" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

In William Barclay's Footsteps

For those familiar with William Barclay's excellent NT commentaries these follow in that same pattern. In a simple, yet surprisingly comprehensive, manner they explain the purpose, meaning, and application to our lives of biblical texts. These are valuable resources for clergy and lay persons alike. I heartily recommend this series and this volumne in particular.

Good for applying the minor prophets to today

According to Andrew Hill and John Walton, this is "insightful theological analysis and contemporary application" of the prophets' messages. This commentary series can be hit and miss regarding rigorous scholarship, but the work on the 12 prophets seems to be better than some of the other volumes. Note that this is a two volume set to get all 12 prophets. On Zechariah the commentary does a good job with eschatology.

A Practical, Scholarly, and Devotional Commentary

This commentary covers the last 7 of the minor prophets. It and its companion volume 1 (on the first 5 minor prophets) are a splendid help for anyone who wants to read these prophets as God's word for us. Craigie gives us the historical background for the books and relates them to our lives today. The commentary is full of pithy observations worth remembering. These volumes are more interestingly written and useful than several of the other volumes of the Old Testament Daily Study Bible that I have used.