Table of Contents

1. Introduction   
2. Approach and Methodology   
3. Dating Zechariah 1-8 and ‘the Former Prophets'   
4. Zechariah 1-2   
5. Zechariah 3-4 and 6:9-15   
6. Zechariah 5:1-6:8   
7. Zechariah 7-8   

In addition, each of the 4 exegetical chapters (chapters 4-7) also addresses what might
be broadly described as the hermeneutics of intertextuality:

-    Chapter 4: Intertexts and ‘original' meaning
-    Chapter 5: Intertexts and Context
-    Chapter 6: Intertexts and Indeterminacy
-    Chapter 7: Intertexts and Intratexts

8. Conclusions   

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Zechariah 1-8 is a deeply intertextual work which takes up formerly disparate streams of tradition - especially various elements of what it calls ‘the former prophets' - and creatively combines these traditions, in applying them to a post-exilic context. The manner in which Zechariah 1-8 invokes/re-activates/ re-applies the words of the ‘former prophets' raises important issues related to prophecy and fulfilment, history and eschatology, and the development of ‘apocalyptic', which are addressed in the course of this enquiry. The manner in which Zechariah 1-8 invokes/re-activates/ re-applies the words of the ‘former prophets' raises important issues related to prophecy and fulfilment, history and eschatology, and the development of ‘apocalyptic', which are addressed in the course of this enquiry.

About the Author

Rt Rev. Dr Michael R. Stead is the Anglican Bishop of South Sydney and a Visiting Lecturer in Old Testament at Moore Theological College, Sydney, Australia.

Reviews

Well-researched.  
*Expository Times*

The work is of use primarily to scholars concerned with the application of literary studies to prophetic literature and to those who would argue for a transformation of the prophetic style in the postexilic period.
*Religious Studies Review*