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Eschatology in Malachi: The emergence of a doctrine

In die Skriflig

 
 
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Title Eschatology in Malachi: The emergence of a doctrine
 
Creator Wielenga, Bob
 
Subject — Malachi and eschatology; Eschatology in postexilic prophecy; End-time figures in postexilic prophecy Images of judgment in postexilic prophecy; The prophet Elijah in Malachi
Description In this article the eschatology of Malachi is investigated within its own historical context. The socio-political and spiritual situation of the early postexilic Persian era in Yehud is briefly outlined. The attention is then focused on the prophetic voices which articulated eschatological visions at that point in time. This article’s contention is that Malachi’s eschatology had developed from that of Haggai, being influenced in the process by the eschatological insights of Zechariah and 3 Isaiah. The conclusion is that in Malachi Haggai’s proclamation of eschatological hope is confirmed, albeit adjusted by the introduction of divine judgement into his eschatological discourse in response to the community’s disappointment at the perceived delay in the fulfilment of the promised future.
 
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Date 2016-11-29
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — —
Format text/html application/octet-stream text/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/ids.v50i1.2091
 
Source In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi; Vol 50, No 1 (2016); 10 pages 2305-0853 1018-6441
 
Language eng
 
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https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/2091/4197 https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/2091/4196 https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/2091/4198 https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/2091/4158
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2016 Bob Wielenga https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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