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Obadiah exemplifies the classic Israelite prophetic tradition. This brief but volatile diatribe encompasses many of the great prophetic themes, such as divine judgment against Israel’s enemies, the day of Yahweh, Zion theology, Israel’s possession of the Promised Land, and the kingship of Yahweh. These themes allow Obadiah to transcend time and touch upon some of the modern Middle East’s most...

part of the book is meant to be taken as an announcement of future events; thus the perfect verbs in vv 6–7 a function as prophetic perfects. 5. Date Obadiah during the exilic period. Luther and Calvin were the first to locate the prophet after the fall of Jerusalem in 587/6. Luther considered Obadiah to be a contemporary of Jeremiah. Most recent scholars agree in placing at least the core of the book within the exilic period (e.g., Janssen 1956; Keller 1965; Eissfeldt 1965; Weiser 1967; Rudolph
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