The book of the Twelve Prophets [[electronic resource] /] / translated by David R. Slavitt

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451122603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Oxford University Press, c2000
• ISBN: 1-280-83332-7; 0-19-535108-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (150 p.)
• Disciplina: 224/.9/05209
• Soggetti: Prophets; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; Hosea; Joel; Amos; Obadiah; Jonah; Micah; Nahum; Habakkuk; Zephaniah; Zechariah; Haggai; Malachi
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a glittering new translation of the portion of the Hebrew Bible known as the Book of the Twelve Prophets, or the Twelve ""Minor"" Prophets. In the Bible, the books of the prophets are arranged in rough order of length. The present group of writings thus appears after the so-called ""major"" prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel), and includes the much shorter texts of Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habbakuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. At the time when all biblical books were written on scrolls, these twelve brief prophetic texts were traditionally wr