Introduction to Bible

Author The third Gospel does not name its author. This is also true of the book of Acts, the author’s second work. This does not… Read More »Introduction to Luke

Author and Title Since none of the four Gospels includes the names of their authors in the original manuscripts, they are all technically anonymous. This… Read More »Introduction to Matthew

Author and Title The Hebrew name “Malachi” means “my messenger,” or perhaps “messenger of (the Lord)” if “Malachi” is a shortened form of “Malachiah” (2 Esd. 1:40).… Read More »Introduction to Malachi

Author and Date The prophet Zechariah was a priest, the son of Berechiah and grandson of Iddo. He was a member of a prominent priestly… Read More »Introduction to Zechariah

Author and Title The book of Haggai contains messages delivered by the prophet Haggai, and thus it is reasonable to consider Haggai its author. The… Read More »Introduction to Haggai

Author and Title While the originator of the words of this book ultimately was Israel’s God (“the Lord”), the prophetic intermediary who delivered them to Judah… Read More »Introduction to Zephaniah

Author and Title Little is known about the prophet Habakkuk. He was likely a contemporary of Zephaniah and Jeremiah, and possibly even of Ezekiel and… Read More »Introduction to Habakkuk

Author and Title The book is named after its author, the prophet Nahum of Elkosh. His name means “comfort.” The message given to him by… Read More »Introduction to Nahum

Author and Title Rather than being identified by his father or family (cf. Joel “son of Pethuel” [Joel 1:1]; Jonah “son of Amittai” [Jonah 1:1]),… Read More »Introduction to Micah

Author and Title The title of the book is the name of the main character, Jonah. The book is anonymous, and there are no indicators… Read More »Introduction to Jonah

Author and Title The superscription for the book identifies the genre as a “vision,” a prophetic revelation from God spoken through his prophet “Obadiah.” Unfortunately,… Read More »Introduction to Obadiah