Zechariah
Zechariah
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Hardback
£39.99
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780814681640
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 03/08/2024
Width: 15.2 cm
Height: 22.9 cm
2025 Catholic Media Association Honorable Mention, Scripture — Academic Studies
The book of Zechariah is one of the more obscure books of the Bible. In this commentary on the life of the prophet Zechariah, Leslie J. Hoppe, OFM, explores the Bible through a feminist lens to help contemporary readers appreciate the work of the sixth century prophet and the editors who collected his words and developed his thought regarding the future of the Jewish people. Hoppe further examines the prophet who spoke to people who were recovering from the total collapse of the religious, political, and social institutions that gave meaning to their communal and individual lives. This commentary also offers insight into Zechariah’s belief that the reconstruction of the Jerusalem temple and the reconstitution of its priesthood would open the way for the renewal of Jewish life through a communal life based on ancestral religious traditions.
Contents
List of Abbreviations vii
List of Contributors xi
Foreword: “Tell It on the Mountain”—or, “And You Shall Tell Your Daughter [as Well]” xiii
Athalya Brenner-Idan
Editor’s Introduction to Wisdom Commentary: “She Is a Breath of the Power of God” (Wis 7:25) xvii
Barbara E. Reid, OP
Author’s Introduction: Visions of a New Day xxxvii
Zechariah 1:1-21 Visions of New Possibilities 1
Zechariah 2:1-13 Daughter Zion 35
Zechariah 3:1-10 Restoring the Priesthood 51
Zechariah 4:1-14 Leadership for a New Day 67
Zechariah 5:1-11 Flights of Fancy 81
Zechariah 6:1-15 Envisioning the Future 99
Zechariah 7:1-14 Creating New Possibilities 109
Zechariah 8:1-23 Creating a Just Community 121
Zechariah 9–14 Introduction 141
Zechariah 9:1-17 YHWH and Daughter Zion 147
Zechariah 10:1-12 Returning Home 167
Zechariah 11:1-17 When Leadership Fails 179
Zechariah 12:1-14 Women and the Survival of the Jewish Community 191
Zechariah 13:1-9 On That Day 207
Zechariah 14:1-21 A Universal Vision 221
Conclusion: The Legacy of Zechariah 239
Works Cited 243
Index of Scripture References and Other Ancient Writings 263
Index of Subjects 271
Index of Hebrew and Aramaic Words 279
List of Abbreviations vii
List of Contributors xi
Foreword: “Tell It on the Mountain”—or, “And You Shall Tell Your Daughter [as Well]” xiii
Athalya Brenner-Idan
Editor’s Introduction to Wisdom Commentary: “She Is a Breath of the Power of God” (Wis 7:25) xvii
Barbara E. Reid, OP
Author’s Introduction: Visions of a New Day xxxvii
Zechariah 1:1-21 Visions of New Possibilities 1
Zechariah 2:1-13 Daughter Zion 35
Zechariah 3:1-10 Restoring the Priesthood 51
Zechariah 4:1-14 Leadership for a New Day 67
Zechariah 5:1-11 Flights of Fancy 81
Zechariah 6:1-15 Envisioning the Future 99
Zechariah 7:1-14 Creating New Possibilities 109
Zechariah 8:1-23 Creating a Just Community 121
Zechariah 9–14 Introduction 141
Zechariah 9:1-17 YHWH and Daughter Zion 147
Zechariah 10:1-12 Returning Home 167
Zechariah 11:1-17 When Leadership Fails 179
Zechariah 12:1-14 Women and the Survival of the Jewish Community 191
Zechariah 13:1-9 On That Day 207
Zechariah 14:1-21 A Universal Vision 221
Conclusion: The Legacy of Zechariah 239
Works Cited 243
Index of Scripture References and Other Ancient Writings 263
Index of Subjects 271
Index of Hebrew and Aramaic Words 279
