NIVAC: Haggai, Zechariah man 4 Maccabees: "Noble Is the

4 Maccabees: "Noble Is the Contest"

examining the evidence for points of continuity and discontinuity between formative Judaism and early Christianity

Kuldip Singh Gangar challenges prevailing nonliteral readings of Genesis 1–3

with hazards new and old carefully marked

NIVAC: Haggai, Zechariah man 4 Maccabees: "Noble Is theThe NIV Application Commentary Series The setting: Jerusalem. Recently returned from Babylonian captivity, the Jews are occupied with personal pursuits while the temple of Yahweh lies in ruins. To the prophets Haggai and Zechariah falls the task of calling Gods people to their forgotten priority: rebuilding his house. Heeding prophetic admonition, the people overcome the obstacles that face them and prosper in their workthanks largely to the vision