Application and re-Interpretation of biblical traditions in the
Book of Malachi. A traditio-historical study. Six passages in
Malachi, together with the superscription (Mal 1:1) and the
additions (Mal 3:22?24), are analyzed. The creative use of the
traditions is demonstrated, including the prophet's exegetical
techniques. Lines of connections are detected between Malachi and
legal texts (Leviticus and Deuteronomy), earlier prophetic words,
Chronicles,...
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