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Commentaries on All the Prophets
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Subsections
Commentaries on Individual books:
Hosea 16+ Nahum 4
Joel 7+ Habakkuk 5
Amos 4 Zephaniah 4
Obadiah 5 Haggai 6
Jonah 30+ Zechariah 15+
Micah 4 Malachi 8+
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Order of Contents
The Best Commentaries 5
Commentaries 12+
Early Church 3
In Poetry
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The Best Commentaries on All the Minor Prophets
Intermediate
Puritan
Hutcheson, George – A Brief Exposition of the 12 Small Prophets (Hosea-Malachi) Buy 1657
Hutcheson was a Scottish Covenanter. Note that the Sovereign Grace Publishers reprint only contains 6 of the minor prophets (see the review on Amazon).
*** – ‘Get it. Hutcheson is always rich. He resembles Dickson.’ – Spurgeon
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1800’s
Lange’s Commentary – The Minor Prophets
*** – “The commentaries on the different prophets are by various authors; hence their value differs. As a whole the volume is excellent, but not so good as Keil.” – Spurgeon
Pusey, E.B. – The Minor Prophets with a Commentary Explanatory and Practical and Introductions to the Several books 1883 This is also in Barnes’ Commentary on the Whole Bible
Pusey was a high-church, Anglican scholar.
*** – “All authorities speak of this work with great respect and so would we; but it is evident that Dr. Pusey is far too much swayed by patristic and medieval commentators.” – Spurgeon
‘An extensive and exhaustive study of the Minor Prophets containing homiletical material, historical information, and a scholarly, practical commentary. Amillennial.’ – Cyril J. Barber
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Contemporary
ed. McComiskey, Thomas – The Minor Prophets: An Exegetical and Expository Commentary, 3 vols. Buy
This is the fullest and best modern treatment of the minor prophets.
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Advanced
Keil, C.F. – Commentary on the Minor Prophets
*** – “Dr. Keil is at his best in this Commentary; and to all who have ventured on this obscure region we can promise an intelligent guide and a serviceable light in this work. We ourselves, under his guidance, have resumed the study of these beautiful and instructive Scriptures with renewed vigor and growing delight.” – Spurgeon
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Commentaries on All the Minor Prophets
1500’s
Gwalther, Rudolph
Homilies, or Godly Sermons on:
Obadiah & Jonah ToC
Joel ToC
Zephaniah ToC
Gwalther (1519-1586)
Daneau, Lambert – A Fruitful Commentary upon the Twelve Small Prophets brief, plain, and easy, going over the same verse by verse, and showing everywhere the method, points of doctrine, and figures of rhetoric, to the no small profit of all godly and well disposed readers, with very necessary fore-notes for the understanding of both of these, and also all other the prophets ToC 1594
* – “Eminent French Protestant divine (1530-1596).” “A translation of a work famous in its own day, but of small service now.” – Spurgeon
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1600’s
Stokes, David – A Paraphrastical Explication of the Twelve Minor Prophets, viz. Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi 1659
Stokes (1591?-1669) was a Cambridge educated, (Anglican?) priest. The work has a recommendatory preface by John Pearson, an Anglican divine, known for his standard work on the Apostles’ Creed.
** “Of no importance.” – Spurgeon
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Devotional & Practical
Laetsch, Theodore – The Minor Prophets Buy 1956 Concordia
Concordia publishes conservative Lutheran material.
‘Valuable devotional studies with exegetical notes, historical data, and helpful exposition. Amillennial.’ – Cyril J. Barber
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Intermediate
1800’s
Barlee, Edward – An Explanatory Version of the Minor Prophets 1839
** – “One of the best paraphrases we have ever met with.” – Spurgeon
Cowles, Henry – The Minor Prophets with Notes, Critical, Explanatory and Practical, Designed for both Pastors and People 1871
** – “This work is designed for both pastor and people. It embodies the results of much research, and elucidates the text of sacred Scripture with admirable force and simplicity.” – New York Christian Intelligencer, as quoted by Spurgeon
Randall, James – Sermons on the Books of Joel, Jonah, Nahum, Micah and Habakkuk and on some Passages of Isaiah and Ezekiel 1843
** “Superior sermons; but what are they among so many prophets?” – Spurgeon
Tatford, Frederick – The Minor Prophets Buy Reprinted by Klock & Klock
Wolfendale, James – Homiletical Commentary on the Minor Prophets 1879 in Preacher’s Complete Homiletical Commentary
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1900’s
Farrar, F.W. – The Minor Prophets 1907 260 pp.
Farrar was a liberal.
‘Historical studies on the lives and times of the Minor Prophets. Amillennial.’ – Cyril J. Barber
Robinson, George Livingstone – The Twelve Minor Prophets Buy 1926, rep. 1952
‘A helpful introductory textbook which, despite its brevity, has stood the test of time.’ – Cyril J. Barber
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Advanced
Henderson, Ebenezer – The Book of the 12 Minor Prophets 1845
** – “A learned critical work, not spiritually or doctrinally suggetive, but simply explanatory of the text. This author denounces the theory of a double sense in prophecy; we, none the less, believe it to be a fact.” – Spurgeon
Newcome, William – An Attempt Towards an Improved Version, a Metrical Arrangement and Explanation of the Twelve Minor Prophets 1836
Newcome (1729-1800) was the Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland.
** – “A celebrated critical work of a past age, but not expository. Newcome was too fond of new readings to be safely followed.” – Spurgeon
Von Orelli, Conrad – The Twelve Minor Prophets Buy 1893 430 pp. Reprinted by Klock & Klock
‘A most valuable study by a moderately conservative German theologian.’ – Cyril J. Barber
On his work on prophecy: “By one of the best German commentators and a contributor to ISBE [The International Standard Bible Encyclopdia]. Fairly reliable, but makes some concessions to those who espouse liberal views.” – Cyril J. Barber
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The Early Church on All the Minor Prophets
Compilation
Ferreiro, Alberto – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: The Twelve Prophets Buy
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Individual Fathers
Jerome – Commentaries on the 12 Prophets, vol. 1 (Buy), 2 (Pre)
Cyril of Alexandria – Commentary on the Twelve Prophets Pre 1, 2, 3
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The Minor Prophets in Poetry
Newcome, William – An Attempt Towards an Improved Version, a Metrical Arrangement and Explanation of the Twelve Minor Prophets 1836
Newcome (1729-1800) was the Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland.
** – “A celebrated critical work of a past age, but not expository. Newcome was too fond of new readings to be safely followed.” – Spurgeon
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