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Zephaniah: A Prophetic Drama

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This is an excellent overview to the book of Zephaniah. House includes an introduction of genre criticism and genre theory and then applies them both to the text of Zephaniah. He examines the structure, plot, point of view, and characterization of this Old Testament book. House concludes by pointing out the drama inherent within the text, and translates and summarizes the plot points. Included are a detailed table of contents, bibliography and indexes to guide the reader through the text.

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  • Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
    • The History of Zephaniah Interpretation
    • Methodology
  • Chapter 2: A BRIEF SURVEY OF GENRE CRITICISM
    • Broad Expressions of Genre: Prose and Poetry
    • Narrow Expressions of Genre: Genre, Sub-Genre, and Mode
    • Summary
  • Chapter 3: A CLOSE READING OF ZEPHANIAH
    • The Structure of Zephaniah
    • The Plot of Zephaniah
    • Characterization in Zephaniah
    • Themes in Zephaniah
    • Point of View in Zephaniah
    • The Time Sequence in Zephaniah
    • Summary
  • Chapter 4: THE APPLICATION OF GENRE THEORY TO THE CLOSE READING OF ZEPHANIAH
    • A Comparison of Zephaniah to Epic and Lyric
    • A Comparison of Zephaniah to Drama
    • Zephaniah as Prophetic Drama
    • Summary
  • Chapter 5: THE TEXT, OUTLINE, AND DIVISION OF ZEPHANIAH AS A PROPHETIC DRAMA
    • Translation and Division of the Drama
    • Summary of Dramatic Plot Elements
    • Textual Notes on the Translation
  • Title: Zephaniah: A Prophetic Drama
  • Author: Paul R. House
  • Publisher: Almond Press
  • Print Publication Date: 1989
  • Logos Release Date: 2011
  • Pages: 151
  • Language: English
  • Resources: 1
  • Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
  • Subjects: Bible as literature; Bible. O.T. Zephaniah › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. O.T. Zephaniah › Criticism, narrative
  • ISBNs: 9781850750741, 9781850750758, 1850750742, 1850750750
  • Resource ID: LLS:ZEPHDRAMA
  • Resource Type: Monograph
  • Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T21:13:00Z
Paul R. House

Paul R. House (1958–) is Professor of Divinity Old Testament at Beeson Divinity School where he teaches Old Testament theology and Hebrew. He earned his PhD from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

In 2004, House became Professor of Divinity at the Beeson Divinity School of Samford University. House continues to teach at Samford and also serves as the Associate Dean of Samford’s Divinity School.Paul previously taught at Taylor University, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, and Wheaton College.

House has written several articles and books including Old Testament Survey found in the Hebrew History Collection, Unity of the Twelve in the History of Israel Collection, Old Testament Theology, and the volume on 1 and 2 Kings in The New American Commentary.

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    $12.99

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