The book of Haggai : : prophecy and society in early Persian Yehud / / by John Kessler.

• Superior document: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, Volume 91
• VerfasserIn: Kessler, John, 1951-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, [Netherlands] ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] ;, Köln, [Germany] : : Brill,, 2002.; ©2002
• Udgivelsesår: 2002
• Sprog: English
• Serier: Supplements to Vetus Testamentum ; Volume 91.
• Fysisk beskrivelse: 1 online resource (356 pages).
• Kommentarer: Revision of the author's dissertation, Le rôle du prophete dans le livre d'Agée, Sorbonne-Paris-IV and Institut Catholique de Paris, 1995.

This monograph is a study of the perceptions reflected in the Book of Haggai regarding the primary social, political and religious institutions in early Persian Yehud. Special attention is given to the form and function of prophecy, and to the role of the prophet in society. The study includes a his...