4:1–4,3 but that both used it, and that it fits in the eighth-century theology of both prophets, seems clear, as this commentator will seek to demonstrate in the following exposition. “In the latter days” has an apocalyptic ring to it, particularly for Christians, who tend to read it in the light of Peter’s misquotation of Joel’s prophecy (Joel 3:1 [Eng. 2:28]) in his famous sermon on Pentecost (Acts 2:17). The Hebrew expression itself, however, does not necessarily convey such overtones. It can