دانلود کتاب The Book of Joel: A Prophet between Calamity and Hope

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CONTENTS\nAcknowledgments\nAbbreviations\nPart I. INTRODUCTION\nChapter 1 -- THE DATE AND MEANING OF THE BOOK OF JOEL\nDating Joel\nJoel as a Prophet in Judah in the Exilic Period (Between 587 and 538 B.C.E.)\nThe Meaning of the Book of Joel in Its Historical Setting\nChapter 2 -- LOCUSTS IN THE BOOK OF JOEL: THEIR ROLE IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK\nDevastation by Locusts and by Human Enemies: The Link Between the Two Parts of Joel\nExplanations of the Relationship Between the Two Parts\nA New Proposal\nThe Book’s Structure\nPart II. JOEL 1:2–2:17: DESCRIPTION OF THE LOCUSTS, CALL TO THE PEOPLE TO TURN TO GOD, PRIESTS’ PRAYER\nChapter 3 -- THE STRUCTURE AND MEANING OF THE LOCUSTPLAGUE ORACLES IN JOEL 1:2–2:17\nIntroduction\nThe Structure of the Locust Oracles (1:2–2:17)\nThe Relationship Between the Four Oracles\nThe Significance of the Structure of the Oracles\nChapter 4 -- THE FIRST PERICOPE OF JOEL REGARDING THE LOCUSTS, 1:2–12\nStructure of the Pericope\nVerses 2–3—Introduction: Call to the People to Hear\nVerses 4–12—Description of the Plague of Locusts and Its Implications\nStructure of the Pericope\nChapter 5 -- THE SECOND PERICOPE OF JOEL REGARDING THE LOCUSTS, 1:13–20\nStructure of the Pericope\nCall to the People, 1:13–15\nThe Description of the Disaster, 1:16–18\nTurning to God, 1:19–20\nSummary\nChapter 6 -- THE THIRD PERICOPE OF JOEL REGARDING THE LOCUSTS, 2:1–14\nThe Relationship Between Chapter 1 and Chapter 2\nStructure\nA Call to the People, 2:1\nDescription of the Disaster, 2:2–11\nAn Appeal to the People to Return to God, 2:12–14\nSummary\nChapter 7 -- THE FOURTH PERICOPE OF JOEL REGARDING THE LOCUSTS AND THE PRIESTS’ PRAYER, 2:15–17\nThe Structure of the Pericope and Its Role Among the Other Locust Pericopes\nA Call to the People to Assemble, 2:15–16\nThe Prayer of the Priests to God, 2:17\nSummary\nPart III. JOEL 2:18–4:17: DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVINE RESPONSE\nChapter 8 -- AN OVERVIEW OF THE DIVINE RESPONSE IN JOEL 2:18–4:17\nThe Two-Part Divine Response\n2:18—Introduction to God’s Response\nChapter 9 -- THE FIRST DIVINE REPLY: SALVATION FROM THE LOCUST PLAGUE, 2:19–27\nThe Framework of the Unit\nThe Relationship Between God’s Response and the Description of the Locust Plague in 1:2–2:17\nThe Structure of the Unit\nSummary\nChapter 10 -- THE SECOND DIVINE REPLY: SALVATION FOR THE PEOPLE FROM NATIONAL DISTRESS, 3:1–4:17\nThe Unit’s Boundaries and Structure\nThe Transition from Agricultural Salvation to Political Salvation\nThe Prophesying of the Masses, Cosmic Signs, the Rescue of Those who Call on the Name of God, and the Punishment of the Enemies, 3:1–4:8\nThe Prophesying of the Masses, 3:1–2\nCosmic Signs of the Events of the Day of YHWH, 3:3–4\nThe Rescue of Those Who Call Upon the Name of YHWH, 3:5\nThe Judgment of the Nations and the Rescue of the People, 4:1–8\nThe Punishment of the Nations, the Saving of the People, and the Recognition that God Dwells in Jerusalem, 4:9–17\nThe Salvation of Israel Within the Framework of the Day of YHWH, 4:16–17\nSummary\nPart IV. JOEL 4:18–21: THE CLOSING OF THE BOOK\nChapter 11 -- THE FINAL VERSES OF THE BOOK OF JOEL, 4:18–21\nIntroduction\nA New Proposal for the Structure and Meaning of 4:18–21: Salvation of the Agriculture (4:18) and National Salvation (4:19–21)\nThe Closing Compared to the Body of the Book\nSummary\nChapter 12 -- CONCLUSION\nBibliography\nIndex of References\nIndex of Authors