The Twelve
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collection of biblical books
part of the Hebrew Bible
part of the Minor Prophets
part of the Neviim
prophetic work
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Twelve canonical | 7 |
| The Book of the Twelve | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of biblical books
ⓘ
part of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ part of the Minor Prophets ⓘ part of the Neviim ⓘ prophetic work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Twelve Minor Prophets
ⓘ
surface form:
Minor Prophets
The Twelve ⓘ
surface form:
The Book of the Twelve
The Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ
surface form:
The Twelve Prophets
|
| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Jewish Bible
ⓘ
canonical in most Christian Old Testaments ⓘ |
| compiledAs | single literary collection in Second Temple period ⓘ |
| containsGenre |
narrative
ⓘ
oracles ⓘ visions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book of Amos
ⓘ
Book of Habakkuk ⓘ Book of Haggai ⓘ Book of Hosea ⓘ Book of Joel ⓘ Book of Jonah ⓘ Book of Malachi ⓘ Book of Micah ⓘ Book of Nahum ⓘ Book of Obadiah ⓘ Book of Zechariah ⓘ Book of Zephaniah ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
exilic period
ⓘ
monarchic period of ancient Israel ⓘ post-exilic period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian eschatology
ⓘ
later Jewish eschatology ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| literaryCharacter | prophetic literature ⓘ |
| numberOfParts | 12 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
The Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ
surface form:
Minor Prophets
Neviim ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
covenant faithfulness
ⓘ
divine judgment ⓘ restoration and hope ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalSectionOrder |
after the Major Prophets in Christian Bibles
ⓘ
within the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ |
| treatedAs | single scroll in ancient Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Book of the Twelve
this entity surface form:
The Book of the Twelve