- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Author's Note
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- I The Deuteronomistic History
- 1 2 Kings 23:31–25:30 and the Exilic Edition of the DtrH
- 2 The Regnal Evaluation of Josiah in 2 Kings 22:1–23:30
- 3 The Regnal Evaluation of Manasseh in 2 Kings 21:1–18
- 4 The Regnal Evaluation of Hezekiah in 2 Kings 18–20
- 5 The Presentation of the Northern Kingdom of Israel in 1 Kings 12–2 Kings 17
- 6 The Critique of Solomon in 1 Kings 1–11 and 2 Samuel 9/11–24
- 7 David, Saul, and the Presentation of the Judges
- 8 Joshua
- 9 Deuteronomy
- 10 Conclusion to Part I
- II Prophetic Literature and Josiah's Reign
- 11 Zephaniah
- 12 Nahum
- 13 Jeremiah
- 14 Isaiah
- 15 Hosea
- 16 Amos
- 17 Micah
- 18 Habakkuk
- 19 Conclusion to Part II
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Author Index
- Selected Scripture Index
Habakkuk
Habakkuk
- Chapter:
- (p.301) 18 Habakkuk
- Source:
- King Josiah of Judah
- Author(s):
Marvin A. Sweeney (Contributor Webpage)
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Study of the book of Habakkuk has tended to emphasize its condemnation of Judeans and its postexilic setting. A literary analysis of the structure of the book and its contents, however, indicates that it addresses the problem of theodicy in the aftermath of Josiah's death, insofar as it identifies the wicked as the Babylonians. Habakkuk's dialog with YHWH is designed to demonstrate that YHWH brought the Babylonians to subjugate Judah and that YHWH would ultimately overthrow the Babylonian oppressors.
Keywords: Babylonian, Habakkuk, Habakkuk's dialog, Judah, Judeans, theodicy
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Author's Note
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- I The Deuteronomistic History
- 1 2 Kings 23:31–25:30 and the Exilic Edition of the DtrH
- 2 The Regnal Evaluation of Josiah in 2 Kings 22:1–23:30
- 3 The Regnal Evaluation of Manasseh in 2 Kings 21:1–18
- 4 The Regnal Evaluation of Hezekiah in 2 Kings 18–20
- 5 The Presentation of the Northern Kingdom of Israel in 1 Kings 12–2 Kings 17
- 6 The Critique of Solomon in 1 Kings 1–11 and 2 Samuel 9/11–24
- 7 David, Saul, and the Presentation of the Judges
- 8 Joshua
- 9 Deuteronomy
- 10 Conclusion to Part I
- II Prophetic Literature and Josiah's Reign
- 11 Zephaniah
- 12 Nahum
- 13 Jeremiah
- 14 Isaiah
- 15 Hosea
- 16 Amos
- 17 Micah
- 18 Habakkuk
- 19 Conclusion to Part II
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Author Index
- Selected Scripture Index