A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Joel
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Lange’s Commentary on the Holy Scriptures has served as a standard reference for more than a century. The subtitle “Critical, Doctrinal, and Homiletical” aptly describes the three-pronged approach to the biblical text. This translated version of the German text is often considered by many to be superior to the original.
Top Highlights
“It most probably falls between b. c. 860–850. Joel therefore is the oldest of the Minor Prophets.—F.]” (Page 5)
“Part I. The plagues already named, are described as a divine judgment. The call to repentance.” (Page 6)
“The Occasion of this book was a terrible visitation of Judah by locusts and drought.” (Page 6)
“if Amos prophesied about B. C. 810, Joel must have done so about B.C. 850” (Page 4)
“fixes the time of Joel as somewhere between b. c. 860–850, and the grounds on which he bases his opinion are these:—” (Page 4)