Hebrew tradition presents Haggai and Zechariah as prophetic figures arising in the wake of the Babylonian exile with an agenda of restoration for the early Persian period community in Yehud. This book investigates uses of the Hebrew tradition in the early Persian period as represented by the prophetic corpora of Haggai and Zechariah 1-8.

1. Tradition, Continuity and Covenant in the Book of Haggai: An Alternative Voice from Early Persian Yehud - John Kessler; 2. Time and Tradition in the Book of Haggai - Frank Y. Patrick; 3. The King in Haggai-Zechariah 1-8 and the Book of the Twelve - Paul L. Redditt; 4. Life Writing in Ezekiel and First Zechariah - D. Nathan Phinney; 5. Zechariah's Spies and Ezekiel's Cherubim - Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer; 6. "The Whole Earth Remains at Peace" (Zech 1:11): The Problem and an Intertextual Clue - Al Wolters; 7. Sustained Allusion in Zechariah 1-2 - Michael R. Stead; 8. Hoy, Hoy: The Prophetic Origins of the Babylonian Tradition in Zechariah 2:10-17 - Mark J. Boda; 9. Zechariah and the Satan Tradition in the Hebrew Bible- Dominic Rudman; 10. Traces of Tradition in Zechariah 1-8: A Case-Study - Michael H. Floyd; 11. Sin and Atonement in Zechariah's Night Visions - Holger Delkurt; 12. An Ephah between Earth and Heaven: Reading Zech 5:5-11 - Johannes Schnocks; 13. Targum Jonathan's Reading of Zechariah 3: A Gateway for the Palace? - Marvin A. Sweeney; 14. The Greek Text of Zechariah: A Document From Maccabean Jerusalem? - Thomas Pola; 15. A Review - Willem A. M. Beuken; 16. Footprints to the Post-Exilic Prophets - Rex Mason; 17. Haggai-Zechariah 1-8: Some Reflections - David L. Petersen; 18. Response - Janet E. Tollington; Bibliography; List of Contributors.

This book showcases recent investigation of the tradition-history of Haggai and Zechariah, investigation which has been carried on in Britain, Europe, and North America often isolation with many participants in non-English langauges.

Over the last 40 years this pioneering series has established an unrivaled reputation for cutting-edge international scholarship in Biblical Studies and has attracted leading authors and editors in the field. The series takes many original and creative approaches to its subjects, including innovative work from historical and theological perspectives, social-scientific and literary theory, and more recent developments in cultural studies and reception history.