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A Canonical-Critical Study Of Selected Traditions In The Book Of Joel, David D. Pettus
A Canonical-Critical Study Of Selected Traditions In The Book Of Joel, David D. Pettus
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015)
The book of Joel presents a myriad of problems to the honest interpreter. For example, the inability to date firmly the book makes it exceedingly difficult to find an original meaning for the work. In addition, the failure of scholars to come to a consensus on the connection between the locust plague and the Day of Yahweh theme in the book exacerbates the interpretive problems further. This dissertation is an attempt to elucidate the meaning of the book of Joel by focusing on the Day of Yahweh and its subthemes in the book via the methodology of canonical criticism. Canonical …