Commentary on the Minor Prophets

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Commentary on the Minor Prophets is a biblical exegesis work by Theodore of Mopsuestia that offers detailed theological and historical interpretation of the twelve minor prophetic books of the Old Testament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical commentary
exegetical work
theological work
aim to explain historical background of prophetic texts
to provide theological interpretation of the Twelve
approach historical-grammatical exegesis
literal interpretation with limited allegory
associatedWith School of Antioch
author Theodore of Mopsuestia
emphasizes historical context of prophecy
literal sense of Scripture
focusesOn 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
genre patristic commentary
historicalContext late 4th to early 5th century
influenced later Christian exegesis of the Minor Prophets
influencedBy Antiochene school of theology
surface form: Antiochene hermeneutics
language Greek
partOf corpus of Theodore of Mopsuestia
preservationStatus partially preserved
regionOfOrigin Syriac and Greek Christian milieu
relatedWorkByAuthor Commentary on the Pauline Epistles
Commentary on the Psalms
religiousTradition Christianity
scripturalCanon Christian biblical canon
surface form: Christian Old Testament
studiedIn patristic scholarship
subject Christian biblical interpretation
The Twelve Minor Prophets
surface form: Minor Prophets

Old Testament exegesis
theologicalOrientation Antiochene school of theology
surface form: Antiochene school of exegesis
theologicalTheme covenant between God and Israel
divine judgment and mercy
messianic expectations
transmittedIn manuscript tradition
uses philological analysis of the biblical text

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Theodore of Mopsuestia wrote Commentary on the Minor Prophets