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Joel, Obadiah, and Micah: Facing the Storm
Rabbi Dr. Yaakov Beasley presents readers with a delightful, thoughtful, enjoyable, and learning experience in Joel, Obadiah, and Micah: Facing the Storm, three of the so-called “Minor Prophets” of the Hebrew Bible. Although brief, the books of Joel, Obadiah, and Micah contain powerful messages about justice, repentance, and the consequences of acts, which are, in essence, divine accountability. Beasley’s work demonstrates that these prophetic texts are neither minor in scope nor in relevance; rather, they address enduring human concerns about moral responsibility, national behavior, and the possibility of correcting errors and improving.
The biblical book called in English “Minor Prophets” is named Trei Asar (Aramaic for “Twelve”) in Jewish tradition. It is a single book in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) within the Nevi’im (Prophets) section. It contains twelve distinct prophetic books: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. Written roughly between the 8th and........