Mark J. Boda
Autore di Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets (IVP Bible Dictionary)
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Mark J. Boda (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of Old Testament at McMaster Divinity College. He is the author or editor of more than twenty-five books, including the Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets (coedited with Gordon McConville) and commentaries on Haggai, Zechariah, 1-2 mostra altro Chronicles, and Judges. mostra meno
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Opere di Mark J. Boda
After God's Own Heart: The Gospel According to David (The Gospel According to the Old Testament) (2007) 212 copie
'Return To Me': A Biblical Theology of Repentance (New Studies in Biblical Theology) (2015) 135 copie
The Heartbeat of Old Testament Theology: Three Creedal Expressions (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology) (2017) 56 copie
Seeking the Favor of God, Vol. I: The Origins of Penitential Prayer in Second Temple Judaism (Early Judaism and Its… (2006) 27 copie
Judges: A Discourse Analysis of the Hebrew Bible (7) (Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the Old Testament) (2022) 27 copie
Seeking the Favor of God, Volume 2: The Development of Penitential Prayer in Second Temple Judaism (Early Judaism and… (2007) 26 copie
Seeking the Favor of God, Volume 3: The Impact of Penitential Prayer beyond Second Temple Judaism (Early Judaism and… (2008) 14 copie
Daughter Zion: Her Portrait, Her Response (Society of Biblical Literature. Ancient Israel and Its Liter) (2012) 12 copie
The Words of the Wise Are Like Goads: Engaging Qoheleth in the 21st Century (2013) — A cura di; Collaboratore — 9 copie
Tradition in transition Haggai and Zechariah 1-8 in the trajectory of Hebrew theology (2008) 7 copie
1 Chronicles & 2 Chronicles 7 copie
Unity and Disunity in Ezra-Nehemiah: Redaction, Rhetoric, and Reader (2008) — A cura di; Collaboratore — 6 copie
Exploring Zechariah, Volume 2: The Development and Role of Biblical Traditions in Zechariah (Ancient Near East… (2017) 4 copie
Exploring Zechariah, Volume 1: The Development of Zechariah and Its Role within the Twelve (Ancient Near East… (2017) 4 copie
Inner Biblical Allusion Poetry Of Wisdom (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) (2020) 1 copia
Opere correlate
Christian Mission: Old Testament Foundations and New Testament Developments (2010) — Collaboratore — 10 copie
Prayer and Poetry in the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature: Essays in Honor of Eileen Schuller on the Occasion of… (2011) — Collaboratore — 5 copie
Yahwism After the Exile: Perspectives on Israelite Religion in the Persian Era (Studies in Theology and Religion) (2003) — Collaboratore — 4 copie
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- Nome canonico
- Boda, Mark J.
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- male
- Nazionalità
- Canada
- Luogo di residenza
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Istruzione
- Ambrose University College (BTh)
Westminster Seminary (MDiv)
Cambridge University (PhD) - Attività lavorative
- professor, pastor
- Organizzazioni
- Christian and Missionary Alliance
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If interpreters, while handling an OT text find it appropriate to engage with their fellow commentators, whether contemporary or ancient, how much more would it seem necessary for these same interpreters to also comment on those NT texts that make direct quotation or allusion to it?
The response to the above queries is at best ambivalent if one reads Mark J. Boda’s 2016 commentary on the book of Zechariah. Apart from a brief paragraph entitled “Zechariah For Today” (pg. 44), Boda largely eschews making any messianic references in his commentary proper. At various points, he expresses his apprehension of characterizing Zechariah’s vision reports as eschatological (pgs. 102, 211):
“ … there are reasons to see in Zechariah’s vision reports some of the ingredients that will be key components of the later apocalyptic form, it is not helpful to emphasize the connection, since the reading strategy associated with the later form cannot be imposed on the earlier form [vision reports that relate to recent events] without falling into anachronistic error”. (pg. 102, see also n.123)
Such warning is perspicacious and prudent, as Boda demonstrates trenchantly the historical groundings and relevance of the prophet’s message to its late sixth to the mid-5th century audience. Questions remain, however, whether interpreters of OT prophetic texts are inescapably caught between mutually exclusive quandaries of imminent visions and apocalypses. Given his rather restrictive definition of “eschatological” (pg. 211), it is apparent that Boda sees the answer in the affirmative.
Apart from the above, Boda’s commentary on the Book of Zechariah is another (after his 2004 NIVAC) important contribution to the study of this prophetic book. He offers often exhaustive references to words used in other parts of the OT. His expert translation, explication of textual relationships, cogent exegesis and fair interactions with recent commentators are invaluable resources.
One cannot help after reading this substantial commentary but feel thankful and musing at the same time. There is an urge to turn to those quotations in the NT and ask: “what about …?” Were these NT writers mistaken? For a commentary in a series that claims its affiliation, and by inference its readership, in “evangelicalism”, there is an interpretative void yet to be filled.… (altro)