Micah (​The International Theological Commentary | ITC)

by Mark Gignilliat

Publisher:

T&T Clark

, 2019

Overview

In this International Theological Commentary on the book of Micah, Mark Gignilliat begins by reflecting upon the nature of such commentary in relation to biblical interpretation, before situating Micah within current within current critical engagement of the book on the book of the Twelve and focusing specifically on Micah’s relation with Jonah and Nahum.

The main body of this volume is devoted to the interpretation and exegesis of Micah, engaging widely with theological discourse, biblical commentary and the work of engaging widely with theologians and biblical scholars. Gignilliat addresses literary issues involving the structure, grammar, and textual variants of given passages and—in keeping with the goals of the International Theological Commentary—provides analysis of Scripture’s literal sense in relation to its theological subject matter. This volume offers scholars, clergy and lay readers alike a unique combination of critical exegesis and rigorous theological interpretation.

Key Features

• Presents an interpretation of Micah’s theological subject matter
• Offers a corrective to the widespread pathologies of academic study of the Bible in the modern era
• Includes a thorough introduction to the interpretive and theological issues

Contents

• A Theological Introduction to a Theological Commentary
• Micah in Critical Dress: A Cursory Overview
• Who is a God Like You? Micah’s Theological Witness in the Book of the Twelve: An Introductory Excurses
• Micah 1:1-Prophetic Identities
• Micah 2:1-5-Love Your Neighbor
• Micah 3-Prophetic Recapitulation and Justification
• Micah 4-Between Then and Now
• Micah 5
• Micah 6
• Micah 7-Lamenting in Hope

Praise for the Print Edition

A very fine, fresh contribution to this new series. Micah is the subject of a detailed and careful commentary treatment, combined with a running discussion of how biblical texts do theology. Gignilliat is to be congratulated on ploughing venerable terrain with up-to-date critical tools and sensitivity.

—Christopher R. Seitz, Wycliffe College at The University of Toronto, Canada

Product Details

• Title: Micah
• Author: Mark S. Gignilliat
• Editors: Michael Allen and Scott Swain
• Series: T&T Clark International Theological Commentary
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Publication Date: 2019
• Pages: 264
• Resource Type: Commentary
• Topic: Micah

About Mark Gignilliat

Mark Gignilliat (Ph.D., University of St. Andrews) is Professor of Divinity Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, Alabama and teaches Hebrew, Old Testament exegesis and Old Testament theology. His most recently published Reading Scripture Canonically: Theological Instincts for Old Testament Interpretation and Micah in the International Theological Commentary. His other books include A Brief History of Old Testament Criticism and Karl Barth and the Fifth Gospel. Additionally, he has articles published in Scottish Journal of Theology, Horizons in Biblical Theology, Westminster Theological Journal, Biblica, and The Journal for Theological Interpretation. He also serves as the canon theologian at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama.