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- catalog abstract "The book of Habakkuk (one of the twelve Minor Prophets) is an intensely personal testimony played out against a highly political backdrop. Writing as his land and his fellow Israelites were being invaded and plundered by the Chaldeans, Habakkuk questions God{u2019}s actions with a passion equal to Job{u2019}s. Habakkuk wonders, how can a God who is just and compassionate allow his people to be slaughtered? In trying to punish the Israelites and right the wrongs of his people, why did God choose the savage, infinitely more wicked Chaldeans as his instrument? The puzzles Habakkuk contemplates will stir the hearts and minds of anyone who has ever wrestled with the evils of existence. Francis I. Andersen, a well-known authority on the Minor Prophets and acclaimed for his pioneering work in the study of biblical Hebrew, examines Habakkuk both as a work of sophisticated theological inquiry and as an artistic creation. The result is a book that illuminates the nuances of the text and brings to life the culture and values of the ancient Israelites through a compelling portrait of one the Bible{u2019}s most fascinating and most elusive prophets.".
- catalog alternative "Bible. Habakkuk. English. Andersen. 2001.".
- catalog alternative "Society of Biblical Literature abbreviation for series: AB".
- catalog contributor b12231453.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [29]-84) and indexes.".
- catalog description "The book of Habakkuk (one of the twelve Minor Prophets) is an intensely personal testimony played out against a highly political backdrop. Writing as his land and his fellow Israelites were being invaded and plundered by the Chaldeans, Habakkuk questions God{u2019}s actions with a passion equal to Job{u2019}s. Habakkuk wonders, how can a God who is just and compassionate allow his people to be slaughtered? In trying to punish the Israelites and right the wrongs of his people, why did God choose the savage, infinitely more wicked Chaldeans as his instrument? The puzzles Habakkuk contemplates will stir the hearts and minds of anyone who has ever wrestled with the evils of existence. Francis I. Andersen, a well-known authority on the Minor Prophets and acclaimed for his pioneering work in the study of biblical Hebrew, examines Habakkuk both as a work of sophisticated theological inquiry and as an artistic creation. The result is a book that illuminates the nuances of the text and brings to life the culture and values of the ancient Israelites through a compelling portrait of one the Bible{u2019}s most fascinating and most elusive prophets.".
- catalog extent "xxii, 387 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Habakkuk.".
- catalog identifier "0385083963 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Habakkuk.".
- catalog isPartOf "Bible. English. Anchor Bible. 1964 ; v. 25.".
- catalog isPartOf "The Anchor Bible ; v. 25".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng heb".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Doubleday,".
- catalog relation "Habakkuk.".
- catalog subject "224/.95077 21".
- catalog subject "BS192.2.A1 1964 .G3 vol. 25 BS1635.3".
- catalog subject "Bible. Habakkuk Commentaries.".
- catalog title "Habakkuk : a new translation with introduction and commentary / Francis I. Andersen.".
- catalog title "Society of Biblical Literature abbreviation for series: AB".
- catalog type "Commentaries. fast".
- catalog type "text".