Table Of ContentPerspectives on the Formation of the Book of the Twelve
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Perspectives on the Formation
of the Book of the Twelve
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Methodological Foundations Redactional Processes
Historical Insights
Edited by
Rainer Albertz, James D. Nogalski
and Jakob Wöhrle
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Preface
The current volume contains essays from the international conference
“Perspectives on the Formation of the Book of the Twelve” that took
place January 14–16, 2011 at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität
Münster. The question of the development of the Book of the Twelve
has been explored intensively over the last twenty years. Comprehen-
sive models have been put forward and numerous individual studies
have been treated. The goal of the conference was to bring together the
primary protagonists of this field of inquiry. Scholars from both sides
of the Atlantic came together to investigate points of scholarly consen-
sus, to lay out problems that have not yet been solved satisfactorily,
and to develop perspectives for further research. These scholars includ-
ed the pioneers who put forward the initial proposals as well as schol-
ars of the second generation who have just recently developed their
own theses about the development of the Twelve.
We want to thank all those who enabled the conference to take
place and the current volume to appear. The Deutsche Forschungsge-
meinschaft and the University of Münster’s International Office and
Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” generously financed the
meeting. Students and doctoral candidates at the University provided
invaluable help, especially Ruth Ebach, Dagrun Pflüger and Svenja von
Rönn.
We also sincerely thank the editors of BZAW – Prof. Dr. John Bar-
ton, Prof. Dr. F.W. Dobbs-Allsopp, Prof. Dr. Reinhard G. Kratz and
Prof. Dr. Markus Witte – for accepting this volume into their series, as
well as Sabina Dabrowski, Dr. Albrecht Döhnert and Dr. Sabine
Krämer at Walter de Gruyter for the engaging editorial care they pro-
vided.
Our gratitude goes to Dr. Paul L. Redditt for his extensive help in
polishing the English for those essays composed by non-native speak-
ers. We also thank those same authors for presenting their essays in
English to provide the volume a wider audience. Finally, we want to
thank Vera Bongert und Corinna Pfannkuche for compiling the index.
Münster / Waco, April 2012 Rainer Albertz
James D. Nogalski
Jakob Wöhrle
Contents
Methodological Issues
Jakob Wöhrle
So Many Cross-References!
Methodological Reflections on the Problem of
Intertextual Relationships and their Significance
for Redaction Critical Analysis ............................................................. 3
Marvin A. Sweeney
Synchronic and Diachronic Concerns
in Reading the Book of the Twelve Prophets .................................... 21
Ruth Scoralick
The Case of Edom in the Book of the Twelve:
Methodological Reflections
on Synchronic and Diachronic Analysis ........................................... 35
Editorial Issues
Roman Vielhauer
Hosea in the Book of the Twelve ........................................................ 55
Jörg Jeremias
The Function of the Book of Joel for Reading the Twelve .............. 77
James D. Nogalski
Not Just another Nation:
Obadiah’s Placement in the Book of the Twelve .............................. 89
Aaron Schart
The Jonah-Narrative within the Book of the Twelve ..................... 109
Burkard M. Zapff
The Book of Micah –
the Theological Centre of the Book of the Twelve? ....................... 129
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Walter Dietrich
Three Minor Prophets and the Major Empires:
Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives on
Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah ................................................ 147
Martin Leuenberger
Time and Situational Reference in the Book of Haggai:
On Religious- and Theological-Historical Contextualizations
of Redactional Processes .................................................................... 157
Martin Hallaschka
From Cores to Corpus:
Considering the Formation of Haggai and Zechariah 1–8 ............ 171
Byron G. Curtis
The Mas´ot Triptych and the Date of Zechariah 9–14:
Issues in the Latter Formation of the Book of the Twelve ............ 191
Paul L. Redditt
Redactional Connectors in Zechariah 9–14 ..................................... 207
Rainer Kessler
The Unity of Malachi
and Its Relation to the Book of the Twelve ..................................... 223
Roy E. Garton
Rattling the Bones of the Twelve:
Wilderness Reflections in the Formation
of the Book of the Twelve .................................................................. 237
Mark E. Biddle
Dominion Comes to Jerusalem:
An Examination of Developments in the Kingship and
Zion Traditions as Reflected in the Book of the Twelve
with Particular Attention to Micah 4–5 ........................................... 253
Judith Gärtner
Jerusalem – City of God for Israel and for the Nations
in Zeph 3:8, 9–10, 11–13 ..................................................................... 269
Historical Issues
Jason Radine
Deuteronomistic Redaction of the Book of the Four
and the Origins of Israel’s Wrongs ................................................... 287
Contents ix
Rainer Albertz
The History of Judah and Samaria in the Late Persian
and Hellenistic Periods as a Possible Background
of the Later Editions of the Book of the Twelve ............................. 303
Anselm C. Hagedorn
Diaspora or no Diaspora?
Some Remarks on the Role of Egypt and Babylon
in the Book of the Twelve .................................................................. 319
Mark Leuchter
The Book of the Twelve and “The Great Assembly”
in History and Tradition .................................................................... 337
Issues Concerning the Canon
Jennifer Dines
Verbal and Thematic Links between the Books
of the Twelve in Greek and their Relevance
to the Differing Manuscript Sequences ........................................... 355
Russell Fuller
The Sequence of Malachi 3:22–24 in the Greek
and Hebrew Textual Traditions:
Implications for the Redactional History
of the Minor Prophets ........................................................................ 371
Hanne von Weissenberg
“Aligned” or “Non-Aligned”?
The Textual Status of the Qumran Cave 4 Manuscripts
of the Minor Prophets ........................................................................ 381
Appendix
Scripture Index .......................................................................................... 397
Author Index .............................................................................................. 409
