Literary Devices in The Twelve Minor Prophets
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Setting
North and South Korea. East and West Germany. The United States and the Confederacy. Occasionally in the course of human events one country splits into two, which is exactly what happened to the ki...
Genre
The Minor Prophets is a collection of … wait for it … prophecy. But what does that mean?The word “prophet” comes from an ancient Greek word referring to an interpreter, herald or spokespers...
What's Up With the Title?
Size does matter when it comes to classifying the prophetic books of the Bible. The distinction between minor and major prophets goes back a long time. As the fifth-century Christian theologian Aug...
What's Up With the Ending?
This is a trick question, right? After all, twelve books of Minor Prophets make for a total of twelve endings, just like Peter Jackson’s The Return of the King. But fear not, dauntless Shmoopers,...
Trivia
The Hebrew Bible combines twelve books into the one Book of the Twelve. The re-unified nations of Israel and Judah would bring together twelve tribes
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2000s: the decade that “Micah” br...
Sex Drugs And Violence Rating
The Minor Prophets are chock full of wartime violence and pitiless genocide, so if this were a movie it would be rated G. However, it also includes graphic sex acts, spousal abuse, naked wome...
Allusions
Dante, The InfernoCanto 10’s journey to the circle of the heretics includes a shout-out to the apocalyptic valley of Jehoshaphat, the scene of the last judgment as described by the prophet Joel (...