The Book of the Twelve

Introduction & Background History to the Book of The Twelve

• Schart, Aaron - Redactional Models: Comparisons, Contrasts, Agreements, Disagreements. Society of Biblical Literature 1998 Seminar Papers Part Two (1998): 893-908.
• Clendenen, E. Ray. "Textlinguistics and prophecy in the Book of the Twelve." JETS 46, no. 3 (2003): 385-400. (pdf)

Hosea

• Clines, David. "Hosea 2: Structure and Interpretation." in On the Way to the Postmodern: Old Testament Essays 1967-1998, Volume 1. JSOT Sup Series 292, 293-313. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998.
• Shrofel, Karin Ruth. No Prostitute has been here: A Reevaluation of Hoses 4:13-14. M.A. Thesis, The University of Manitoba, Canada, 2000. (pdf)
• Sweeny, Marvin A.. "A Form-Critical Rereading of Hosea," The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
• Eslinger, Lyle. "Hosea 12:5a and Genesis 32:29: A Study in Inner Biblical Exegesis." JSOT 18 (1980): 91-99.
• Scherer, Andreas. "Vom Sinn prophetischer Gerichtsverkündigung bei Amos und Hosea." Biblica 86 (2005): 1-19.
• Harper. Amos and Hosea. ICC.
• Johansen, John H. "The Prophet Hosea: His Marriage and Message." JETS 14, no. 3 (1971): 179-184.
• Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. "Inner Biblical Exegesis as a Model for Bridging the "Then" and"Now" Gap: Hos 12:1-6." JETS 28, No. 1 (1985): 33-46.
• McComiskey, Thomas E. "Hos 9:13 and the Integrity of the Masoretic Tradition in the Prophecy of Hosea." JETS 33, No. 2 (1990): 155-160.
• Harper, William Rainey. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Amos and Hosea.
• Kurtz, Johann Heinrich. Die Ehe des Propheten Hosea, nach Hosea I-III.
• Nowack, Wilhelm. Amos und Hosea.
• Redslob, Gustav Moritz. Die Integritat der Stelle Hosea 7, 4-10 in Frage gestellt.
• Seesemann, Otto. Israel und Juda bei Amos und Hosea: Nebst einem Exkurs über Hos. 1-3.
  

Joel

• Hymes, David. "Notes on Joel 3.1-5." Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies 1 (1998).
• Linville, James R., "Letting the "Bi-word" "Rule" in Joel 2:17," The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
• Treier, Daniel J. "The Fulfillment of Joel 2:28-32: A Multiple-Lens Approach," JETS 40, No. 1 (1997): 13-26.
• Hosch, Harold. "The Concept of Prophetic Time in the Book of Joel." JETS 15, no. 1 (1972): 31-38.
• Garrett, Duane A. "The Structure of Joel." JETS 28, No. 3 (1985): 289-298.
• Smith, John Merlin Powis. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Obadiah and Joel.
  

Amos

• Bulkeley, Tim. Amos: Postmodern Bible Commentary.
• Smith, Gary V. "Continuity and Discontinuity in Amos' Use of Tradition." JETS 34, no. 1 (1991): 33-42.
• Moeller, Henry R. "Ambiguity at Amos 3:12." The Bible Translator 15 (1964): 31-34.
• Lang, M. and R. Messner, "Gott erbaut sein himmlisches heiligtum. Zur Bedeutung von אֲגֻדָּתוֹ in Am 9,6." Biblica82 (2001): 93-98.
• Vincent, Jean Marcel. ""Visionnaire, va-t'en!" Interprétation d'Amos 7/10-17 dans son Contexte." Etudes Théologiques et Religieuses 2 (2000).
• Scherer, Andreas. "Vom Sinn prophetischer Gerichtsverkündigung bei Amos und Hosea." Biblica 86 (2005): 1-19.
• Eslinger, Lyle. "The Education of Amos." The Hebrew Annual Review 11 (1987): 35-57.
• Harper. Amos and Hosea. ICC.
• Kaiser, Walter C., Jr. "The Davidic Promise and the Inclusion of the Gentiles (Amos 9:9-15 and Acts 15:13-18): A Test Passage for Theological Systems." JETS 20, no. 2 (1977): 97-112.
• Allen, Leslie C. "Amos, Prophet of Solidarity," Vox Evangelica 6 (1969): 42-53.
• Finley, Thomas John. "An Evangelical Response to the Preaching of Amos." JETS 28, No. 4 (1985): 411-420.
• McComiskey, Thomas Edward. "The Hymnic Elements of the Prophecy of Amos: A Study of Form-Critical Methodology." JETS 30, No. 1 (1987): 139-158.
• Wolters, Al. "Wordplay and Dialect in Amos 8:1-2." JETS 31, No. 4 (1988): 407-410.
• Harper, William Rainey. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Amos and Hosea.
• Nowack, Wilhelm. Amos und Hosea.
• Seesemann, Otto. Israel und Juda bei Amos und Hosea: Nebst einem Exkurs über Hos. 1-3.
• Oesterley, William Oscar Emil. Studies in the Greek and Latin Versions of the Book of Amos.

Obadiah

• Smith, John Merlin Powis. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Obadiah and Joel.

Jonah

• Layard, Austen Henry. The Monuments of Nineveh: From Drawings mae on the Spot. London: John Murray, 1853.
• Layard, Austen Henry. A Second Series of Monuments of Nineveh. London: John Murray, 1853.
• Layard, Austen Henry. A Popular Account of Discoveries at Nineveh. New York: J. C. Derby, 1854.
• Bulkeley, Tim. Study Notes on Jonah. 2003.
• Miller, Cynthia L., Craig, Kenneth M., Jr., and Person, Raymond F., Jr.. "Conversation Analysis and the Book of Jonah: A Conversation," The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
• Wendland, Ernst R. "Text Analysis and the Genre of Jonah (Part 1)," JETS 39, no. 2 (1996): 191-206.
• Wendland, Ernst R. "Text Analysis and the Genre of Jonah (Part 2)," JETS 39, No. 3 (1996): 373-396.
• Paganini, Simone. "‘Ich bin ein Knecht des Herrn’. Bemerkungen zur LXX-Übersetzung des Worte עברי in Jon 1,9." Biblica 85 (2004): 109-114.
• Guillaume, Ph. "The End of Jonah is the Beginning of Wisdom." Biblica 87, No. 2 (2006): 243-250.
• Lichtert, Claude. "Récit et noms de Dieu dans le livre de Jonas." Biblica 84 (2003): 247-251.
• Walton, John H. "The Object Lesson of Jonah 4:5-7 and the Purpose of the Book of Jonah," Bulletin for Biblical Research 2 (1992): 47-57.
• Christensen, Dauane L. "Andrzej Panufnik and the Structure of the Book of Jonah: Icons, Music and Literary Art." JETS 28, No. 2 (1985): 133-140.
• Dyck, Elmer, "Jonah among the prophets: A Study in Canonical Context." JETS 33, No. 1 (1990): 63-74.
• Mitchell, Hinckley, John Merlin Powis Smith, and Julius A. Bewer. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, and Jonah.
  

Micah

• Niesiolowski-Spanò, L. "Where Should One Look for Gideon’s Ophra?" Biblica 86, No. 4 (2005): 478-493.
• Allen, Leslie C. "Micah's Social Concern," Vox Evangelica 8 (1973): 22-32.
• Smith, John Merlin Powis. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Obadiah and Joel.
• Caspari, Carl Paul. Über Micha den Morasthiten und seine prophetische Schrift.
• Margolis, Max Leopold. Micah. Jewish publishing Society of America, 1908.

Nahum

• Layard, Austen Henry. The Monuments of Nineveh: From Drawings mae on the Spot. London: John Murray, 1853.
• Layard, Austen Henry. A Second Series of Monuments of Nineveh. London: John Murray, 1853.
• Layard, Austen Henry. A Popular Account of Discoveries at Nineveh. New York: J. C. Derby, 1854.
• Pinker, Aron. "The Hard "Sell" in Nah 3:4," The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 5 (2004).
• Pinker, Aron. "Upon an Attack in Nahum 2:2," The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 4 (2003).
• Pinker, Aron. "Nahum and the Greek Tradition on Nineveh's Fall." The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 6, No. 8 (2006).
• Christensen, Daune L. "The Book of Nahum: The Question of Authorship Within the Canonical Process." JETS 31, No. 1 (1988): 51-58.
• Christensen, Daune L. "The Book of Nahum as a Liturgical Composition: A Prosodic Analysis." JETS 32, No. 2 (1989): 159-170.
• Patterson, Richard D. and Michael E. Travers. "Nahum: Poet Laureate of the Minor Prophets." JETS 33, No. 4 (1990): 437-444.
• Smith, John Merlin Powis. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Obadiah and Joel.

Habakkuk

• Wendland, Ernst. ""The Righteous Live By Their Faith" in a Holy God: Complementary Compositional Forces and Habakkuk's Dialogue with the Lord." JETS 42, No. 4 (1999): 591-629.
• Dockery, David S. "The Use of Hab. 2:4 in Rom. 1:17: Some Hermeneutical and Theological Considerations." Wesleyan Theological Journal 22, No. 2 (1987).
• Markl, Dominik. "Hab 3 in intertextueller und kontextueller Sicht." Biblica 85 (2004): 99-108.
• Pinker, Aron. "On the Meaning of מטיו in Habakkuk 3,14a." Biblica 86, No. 3 (2005): 376-386.
• Holladay, William L. "Plausible Circumstances for the Prophecy of Habakkuk." JBL 120, No. 1 (2001): 123-130.
• Watts, James W. "Psalmody in Prophecy: Habakkuk 3 in Context." in Forming Prophetic Literature: Essays on Isaiah and the Twelve in Honor of John D. W. Watts. ed. J. W. Watts and P. R. House (JSOTSup 235; Sheffield Academic Press, 1996): 209-23.
• Pinker, Aron. "The Lord’s Bow in Habakkuk 3,9a." Biblica 84 (2003): 417-420.
• Barré, Michael L. "Yahweh Gears Up for Battle: Habakkuk 3,9a." Biblica 87, No. 1 (2006): 75-84.
• Smith, John Merlin Powis. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Obadiah and Joel.
• Duhm, Bernhard. Das Buch Habakuk: Text, Übersetzung und Erklärung. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 1906.

  Bibliography

  • Habakkuk Bibliography - Robert Dunston, Cumberland College

Zephaniah

• Rudman, D. "A Note on Zephaniah." Biblica 80 (1999).
• Smith, John Merlin Powis. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Micah, Zephaniah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Obadiah and Joel.

Haggai

• Herrick, Greg. "Conceptions of Davidic Hope in Ezekiel, Zechariah, Haggai, and the Chronicles."
• Tiemeyer, Lena-Sofia. "The Question of Indirect Touch: Lam 4,14; Ezek 44,19 and Hag 2,12-13." Biblica 87, No. 1.
• Wolf, Herbert. ""The Desire of All Nations" in Haggai 2:7: Messianic or Not?" JETS 19, no. 2 (1976): 97-102.
• Pierce, Ronald W. "Literary Connectors and a Haggai/Zechariah/Malachi Corpus." JETS 27, No. 3 (1984): 277-290.
• Pierce, Ronald W. "A Thematic Development of Haggai/Zechariah/Malachi Corpus." JETS 27, No. 4 (1984): 401-412.
• Kessler, John A. "The Shaking of the Nations: An Eschatological View." JETS 30, No. 2 (1987): 159-166.
• Mitchell, Hinckley, John Merlin Powis Smith, and Julius A. Bewer. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, and Jonah.

Zechariah

• Schellenberg, Angeline Janel Falk. The Development of the Divine Warrior Motif in Apocalyptic Literature. M.A. Thesis, Providence Theological Seminary, Ottawa, Canada, 1999.
• White, Wade Albert. Rhetorical Criticism and Zechariah: Analysis of a Methodology for Determining Chiastic Structure in Biblical Hebrew Texts. M.A. Thesis, Acadia University, Canada, 1999. (pdf)
• Cunliffe-Jones, Hubert. A Word for Our Time? Zechariah 9-14, The New Testament and Today. The Ethel M. Wood Lecture delivered before the University of London on 15 February 1973. London: The Athlone Press, 1973.
• Boda, Mark J., "Oil, Crowns and Thrones: Prophet, Priest and King in Zechariah 1:7-6:15," Journal of Hebrew Scriptures.
• White, Wade Albert. Rhetorical criticism and Zechariah : analysis of a methodology for determining chiastic structures in biblical Hebrew texts Canadian theses = Thèses canadiennes.
• Kline, Meredith G. "The Structure of the Book of Zechariah," JETS 34, no. 2 (1991): 179-194.
• Vincent, Jean Marcel. "L'apport de la recherche historique et ses limites pour la compréhension des visions nocturnes de Zacharie." Biblica 87, No. 1 (2006): 22-41.
• Kreuzer, F. "Der Antagonist: Der Satan in der Hebräischen Bibel – eine bekannte Größe?" Biblica 86, No. 4 (2005): 536-544.
• Pierce, Ronald W. "Literary Connectors and a Haggai/Zechariah/Malachi Corpus." JETS 27, No. 3 (1984): 277-290.
• Pierce, Ronald W. "A Thematic Development of Haggai/Zechariah/Malachi Corpus." JETS 27, No. 4 (1984): 401-412.
• Mitchell, Hinckley, John Merlin Powis Smith, and Julius A. Bewer. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, and Jonah.
• Zandstra, Sidney. The Witness of the Vulgate, Peshitta and Septuagint to the Text of Zephaniah.

Malachi

• Niccacci, A. "Poetic Syntax and Interpretation of Malachi." LA (2001).
• Deuel, David C. "Malachi 3:16: "Book of Remembrance" or "Royal Memorandum"? An Exegetical Note." The Master's Seminary Journal 7, No. 1 (1996).
• Pierce, Ronald W. "A Thematic Development of Haggai/Zechariah/Malachi Corpus." JETS 27, No. 4 (1984): 401-412.
• Mitchell, Hinckley, John Merlin Powis Smith, and Julius A. Bewer. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi, and Jonah.

Bibliographies on the Book of the Twelve

• Schart, Aaron Bibliography on the Book of the Twelve Prophet