Habakkuk

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Habakkuk is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, attributed to the prophet Habakkuk, that wrestles with questions of divine justice and faith amid suffering.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Prophet Habakkuk 1
Prophet Habakkuk (Lo Zuccone) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Book of the Hebrew Bible
Book of the Old Testament
Prophetic book
addressedTo Tribe of Judah
surface form: People of Judah
addresses Trust in God’s timing
Violence and injustice in society
attributedTo Habakkuk self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prophet Habakkuk
bookOrder Among the last books in the Twelve Minor Prophets
canonicalStatus Canonical scripture in Judaism
Canonical scripture in most Christian traditions
closingForm Psalm or prayer
contains Book of Habakkuk
surface form: Habakkuk 1

Book of Habakkuk
surface form: Habakkuk 2

Habakkuk 3
genre Poetry
Prophetic literature
hasCommentary Dead Sea Scrolls
surface form: Habakkuk Pesher from Qumran
historicalContext Impending Babylonian invasion (Chaldeans)
influenced New Testament theology of faith
keyPhrase The righteous shall live by his faith
keyVerse Habakkuk 2:4
language Hebrew
surface form: Biblical Hebrew
literaryForm Complaint and answer
Hymnic prayer
Woe oracles
openingForm Dialogue between prophet and God
partOf Neviim
The Twelve Minor Prophets
portrays God as just and sovereign
questioned Why God allows injustice
Why the wicked prosper
quotedIn Galatians 3:11
Hebrews 10:38
Romans 1:17
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
scripturalStatus Part of Christian prophetic books
structure Three chapters
testament Bible
surface form: Old Testament
textualTradition Dead Sea Scrolls
Masorah
surface form: Masoretic Text

Septuagint
theme Divine justice
Faith amid suffering
God’s sovereignty over nations
Judgment and salvation
The problem of evil
usedIn Christian preaching and theology
Jewish liturgy and study

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Habakkuk attributedTo Habakkuk self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Prophet Habakkuk
Donatello notableWork Habakkuk
this entity surface form: Prophet Habakkuk (Lo Zuccone)