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Bibliography

See also the Part 2. Latter Prophets bibliography.

Amos

Andersen, F. I., and D. N. Freedman (1989). Amos. Anchor Bible, Volume 24A. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.

Barstad, H. M. (1984). The Religious Polemics of Amos. Vetus Testamentum Supplement 34. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

Barton, J. (1980). Amos' Oracles Against the Nations. Cambridge: Cambridge University.

Coote, R. B. (1981). Amos Among the Prophets: Composition and Theology. Philadelphia: Fortress.
Divides the book of Amos into three main editorial stages.

Crenshaw, J. L. (1975). Hymnic Affirmations of Divine Justice: The Doxologies of Amos and Related Texts in the Old Testament. Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series 24. Missoula, MT: Scholars.

Hayes, J. H. (1988). Amos: His Times and His Preaching. Nashville: Abingdon.

Paul, S. M. (1991). Amos. A Commentary on the Book of Amos. Hermeneia Series. Philadelphia: Fortress.
One of the best and most comprehensive commentaries on the book.

Polley, M. E. (1989). Amos and the Davidic Empire. A Socio-Historical Approach. New York/Oxford: Oxford University.

Wolff, H. W. (1973). Amos the Prophet: The Man and His Background. Philadelphia: Fortress.

Wolff, H. W. (1977). Joel and Amos. Hermeneia Series. Philadelphia: Fortress.
Wolff isolates six different stages in a lengthy composition history of the book of Amos.

Hosea

Brueggemann, W. (1969). Tradition for Crisis. A Study of Hosea. Atlanta: John Knox.
A tradition-history study of Hosea as an interpretation of Mosaic law.

Emmerson, G. I. (1984). Hosea: An Israelite Prophet in Judean Perspective. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series 28. Sheffield: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament.

Wolff, H. W. (1965). Hosea. Hermeneia Series. Philadelphia: Fortress.

Yee, G. A. (1987). Composition and Tradition in the Book of Hosea: A Redactional Critical Investigation. Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series 102. Atlanta: Scholars.

Micah

Allen, L. (1976). The Books of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah. New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.

Hagstrom, D. G. (1988). The Coherence of the Book of Micah: A Literary Analysis. Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series 89. Atlanta: Scholars.
Attempts to demonstrate that the book of Micah constitutes a unified, coherent literary whole. Focuses on the concrete literary features and language of the book. See a two-part structure consisting of disputes in 1-5 and 6-7, which consist of sections on judgment followed by salvation.

Hillers, D. R. (1984). Micah. Philadelphia: Fortress.

Jeppesen, K. (1978). "New Aspects of Micah Research." Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 8: 3-32.

Willis, J. T. (1974). "A Reapplied Prophetic Hope Oracle." In Studies in Prophecy. Supplements to Vetus Testamentum 26. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

Wolff, H. W. (1981). Micah the Prophet. Philadelphia: Fortress.

Zephaniah

Robertson, O. P. (1990). The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah. New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.

Nahum

Robertson, O. P. (1990). The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah. New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.

Habakkuk

Gowan, D. E. (1976). The Triumph of Faith in Habakkuk. Atlanta: John Knox.

Robertson, O. P. (1990). The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah. New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.

Obadiah

Allen, L. (1976). The Books of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah. New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.

Watts, J. D. W. (1969). Obadiah: A Critical and Exegetical Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.

Wolff, H. W. (1986). Obadiah and Jonah: A Commentary. Minneapolis: Augsburg.

Haggai

Meyers, C., and E. Meyers (1987). Haggai and Zechariah 1-8. Anchor Bible, Volume 25B. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.

Petersen, D. L. (1984). Haggai and Zechariah 1-8. Old Testament Library. Philadelphia: Westminster.

Verhoef, P. A. (1987). The Books of Haggai and Malachi. New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.

Wolff, H. W. (1988). Haggai: A Commentary. Minneapolis: Augsburg.

Zechariah

Meyers, C., and E. Meyers (1987). Haggai and Zechariah 1-8. Anchor Bible, Volume 25B. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.

Petersen, D. L. (1984). Haggai and Zechariah 1-8. Old Testament Library. Philadelphia: Westminster.

Malachi

Glazier-McDonald, B. (1987). Malachi: The Divine Messenger. Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series 98. Atlanta: Scholars.

McKenzie, S. L., and H. W. Wallace (1983). "Covenant Themes in Malachi." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 45: 549-63.

Verhoef, P. A. (1987). The Books of Haggai and Malachi. New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.

Joel

Ahlstrom, G.W. (1971). Joel and the Temple Cult of Jerusalem. Supplements to Vetus Testamentum 21. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

Pl–ger, O. (1968). Theocracy and Eschatology. Richmond: John Knox.

Prinsloo, W. S. (1985). The Theology of the Book of Joel. Beiheft zur Zeitschrift f¸r die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 163. Berlin/New York: Walter de Gruyter.

Thompson, J. A. (1955). "Joel's Locusts in the Light of Near Eastern Parallels." Journal of Near Eastern Studies 14: 52-55.

Wolff, H. W. (1977). Joel and Amos. Hermeneia Series. Philadelphia: Fortress.

Jonah

Allen, L. (1976). The Books of Joel, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah. New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.

Bolin, T. M. (1997) . Freedom Beyond Forgiveness. The Book of Jonah Re-Examined. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series 236. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic.

Day, J. (1990). "Problems in the Interpretation of the Book of Jonah." In Van Der Woude (1990).

Dozeman, T. (1989). "Inner-Biblical Interpretation of Yahweh's Gracious and Compassionate Character." Journal of Biblical Literature 108: 207-223.

Fretheim, T. E. (1977). The Message of Jonah. Minneapolis: Augsburg.

Lacocque, A., and P. E. Lacocque (1981). Jonah: A Psycho-Religious Approach to the Prophet. Studies on Personalities of the Old Testament. Columbia, SC : University of South Carolina.

Landes, G. M. (1967). "The Kerygma of the Book of Jonah." Interpretation 21: 3-31.

Magonet, J. (1983). Form and Meaning: Studies in Literary Techniques in the Book of Jonah. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic.

Sasson, J. (1990). Jonah. Anchor Bible, Volume 24B. Garden City, NY: Doubleday.

Wolff, H. W. (1986). Obadiah and Jonah: A Commentary. Minneapolis: Augsburg.

The Book of the Twelve as a Whole

Jones, B. A. (1995). The Formation of the Book of the Twelve: A Study in Text and Canon. Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series 149. Atlanta: Scholars.

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