Petersen takes into account the major advances in current research as he examines both the literature of the latter prophets (Isaiah-Malachi) as well as the Hebrew texts that describe the work and words of Israel's earlier prophets (e.g.
This book has become a standard text in seminary and university classrooms. The purpose of this second edition is to help readers come to a critically informed understanding of the Old Testament as the church's scripture.
This one-volume commentary was specifically requested by seminaries in the United Methodist Church who have agreed to coordinate or standardize the curriculum for the Local Pastors' Schools.