Book of Joel

Graham R. Hamborg

doi:10.1017/9781108687362.004

III - Book of Joel

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 June 2023

Graham R. Hamborg

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The Introduction notes that early critical scholarship paid scant attention to books deemed to be late, including the book of Joel. However, in recent years studies have proliferated. Literary study of the text reveals three sections: 1:1–2:27; 2:28–32; 3:1–21. The first section 1:1–2:27 describes a disastrous plague of locusts. The people are urged to call upon YHWH to have mercy. He hears, and promises restoration of the land. The second section foresees a time of future blessing in which YHWH’s spirit will be poured out. This section, which entered the text later than chapter 3, now introduces that chapter. The final chapter announces judgment on the nations and blessing for Israel. There are Closer Look sections (Fasting; The Day of YHWH; The Destiny of the Nations). A Bridging the Horizons section examines Joel 2:28–32 in the New Testament.

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composition history locusts lament Day of YHWH priests offerings spirit

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Information: Hosea, Joel, and Amos , pp. 189 - 259

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108687362.004 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2023

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