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.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
collection of biblical books
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part of the Hebrew Bible → part of the Minor Prophets → part of the Neviim → prophetic work → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Minor Prophets
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The Book of the Twelve → The Twelve Prophets → |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical in Jewish Bible
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canonical in most Christian Old Testaments → |
| compiledAs |
single literary collection in Second Temple period
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| containsGenre |
narrative
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oracles → visions → |
| hasPart |
Book of Amos
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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
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monarchic period of ancient Israel → post-exilic period → |
| influenced |
Christian eschatology
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later Jewish eschatology → |
| language |
Biblical Hebrew
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| literaryCharacter |
prophetic literature
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| numberOfParts |
12
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| partOf |
Hebrew Bible
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Minor Prophets → Neviim → |
| primaryTheme |
covenant faithfulness
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divine judgment → restoration and hope → |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Judaism → |
| scripturalSectionOrder |
after the Major Prophets in Christian Bibles
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within the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible → |
| treatedAs |
single scroll in ancient Jewish tradition
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| usedIn |
Christian liturgy
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Jewish liturgy → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Apostles
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The Twelve ("The Book of the Twelve") → The Twelve Minor Prophets ("The Book of the Twelve") → The Twelve Minor Prophets → Twelve Apostles → |
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Neviim
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Prophets
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containsBook |