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.
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
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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.
this entity surface form:
Prophet Habakkuk
this entity surface form:
Prophet Habakkuk (Lo Zuccone)