Most scholars claim that because Haggai's name appears in the book he could not be its author. ... The verb ug~n` (naga ... 42:8 (EB 42:7), a word he renders “bell” ...

The book is a collection of oracles, prophecies, and reports; but the common theme is the message of salvation. There was, according to these writings, no hope ...

May 27, 2004 · This rather lengthy introduction is clearly intended to serve as a preface to all the night visions of chapters 1-6, if not to the entire book.

Book of Lamentations” JBL 93 (1974): 41-49. The ... 42:14; Zeph 3:15). Here it means that the speaker ... verb עַגָנ (naga', “touch”) regularly indicates its object ...