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Nahum / Habakkuk / Zephaniah (International Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament)
Nahum / Habakkuk / Zephaniah - International Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament Author:Walter Dietrich, Peter Altmann The distinctiveness of this commentary lies in its consistent rotation between synchronic and diachronic views. This double perspective is directed toward the three prophetic books as a single entity, toward each individual book, and toward the interpretation of each pericope. The result is a sophisticated picture, on the one hand of the structu... more »re and intention of the texts in their final form, and on the other hand of their compositional history - from the second half of the 7th century to the late Old Testament period. Each exegetical section opens with a precise, text-critically supported translation and finishes with a synthesis that attempts to make note of the lasting insights from each text and the most important results of the analysis.« less