The Messianic Problematics in Mal 3:1-5 and Its Deuteronomistic Correction. An Exegetical and Historical Study
Arnold Zawadzki
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin , PolandAbstract
Based on a detailed analysis of Mal 3:1-5, the article attempts to depict a specific function of the socially engaged messianic movement that opposes the incipient crisis of the Judean society in the 5th century BC. As evidenced by the editorial addition in Mal 3:1b-4, the internal discussion went on among the Judean leaders who were concerned about the growing discontent among the population and the subsequent emergence of the prophetic current that with its eschatological and subversive claims could undermine a slow and delicate process of the reconstruction of the country under the watchful and effective control of the Persians. The editorial addition in Mal 3:1-5 reveals the attempt to incorporate the original prophecy of Malachi in the process of extinguishing the embers of the social crisis.Keywords:
Book of Malachi, messenger of the covenant, social crisis, messianic problematics, eschatological prophecy, sons of Levi, wages of hireling, mercenaryReferences
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