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OVERVIEW OF CONTENTS The book of Joel (MEW) is part of the Jewish Hebrew Bible , the Tanakh , and also the Old Testament of the Christian Bible . Joel is part of a group of twelve prophetic books known as the Minor Prophets or simply as The Twelve ; the distinction 'minor' indicates the short length of the text in relation to the larger prophetic texts known as the Major Prophets . THE PROPHET Joel was probably a resident in Judah , as his commission was to that people. He makes frequent mention of Judah and Jerusalem (1:14; 2:1, 15, 32; 3:1, 12, 17, 20, 21). The name Joel was common in Israel, and means, "the Lord is God." HISTORICAL CONTEXT Scholars debate the date of Joel with three main schools:
SECTIONS AND THEMES #A prophecy of a great public calamity then impending over the land, consisting of a want of water and an extraordinary plague of locusts (1:1-2:11). #The prophet then calls on his countrymen to repent and to turn to God, assuring them of his readiness to forgive (2:12-17), and foretelling the restoration of the land to its accustomed fruitfulness (18-26). #Then follows a prophecy which is interpreted as Messianic within Christian tradition. #Finally, the prophet foretells portents and judgments as destined to fall on the enemies of God (ch. 3, but in the Hebrew text 4). USE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT All quotations taken from the New Revised Standard Version . EXTERNAL LINKS
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SOURCES Thomas J. Finley, Everyman's Bible Commentary: Joel, Obadiah, and Micah. (Chicago: Moody Press, 1996) Douglas Stuary, Word Biblical Commentary: Hosea - Jonah. (Waco, Texas: Word Books, 1987) William Sanford LaSor, Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament, 2nd Ed. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdsmans Publishing Co., 1996) {Link without Title} |
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