Book of Habakkuk
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The Book of Habakkuk is a prophetic text in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament in which the prophet dialogues with God about justice, suffering, and the fate of the wicked.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Habakkuk canonical | 6 |
| Habakkuk 1 | 1 |
| Habakkuk 2 | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neviim
ⓘ
Old Testament book ⓘ book of the Bible ⓘ minor prophet ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ |
| addresses |
impending Babylonian invasion
ⓘ
violence and injustice in Judah ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Habakkuk
ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Habakkuk
|
| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Christian Old Testament
ⓘ
canonical in Jewish Bible ⓘ |
| chapterCount | 3 ⓘ |
| closingForm | psalm with musical notations ⓘ |
| contains |
a psalm or prayer in chapter 3
ⓘ
dialogue between prophet and God ⓘ two complaints of Habakkuk ⓘ two divine responses ⓘ woe oracles against oppressors ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
God’s sovereignty over nations
ⓘ
waiting for God’s appointed time ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry
ⓘ
prophecy ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Habakkuk ⓘ |
| historicalContext | period of rising Babylonian power ⓘ |
| influenced | New Testament theology of faith ⓘ |
| keyVerse | Habakkuk 2:4 ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryFeature |
question-and-answer format
ⓘ
use of theodicy ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | read in Jewish and Christian worship ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
divine justice
ⓘ
faith and trust in God ⓘ fate of the wicked ⓘ problem of evil ⓘ suffering of the righteous ⓘ |
| openingWords | The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
The Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ
surface form:
Twelve Minor Prophets
|
| positionInCanon | among the Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ |
| quotedIn |
Epistle to the Galatians
ⓘ
surface form:
Galatians
Letter to the Hebrews ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrews
Romans ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| structure | three chapters ⓘ |
| teaches | the righteous shall live by faith ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.