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HAGGAI, ZECHARIAH 1-8 VOLUME 25B The Anchor Bible is a fresh approach to the world’s greatest classic. Its object is to make the Bible accessible to the modern reader; its method is to arrive at the meaning of biblical literature through exact translation and ex tended exposition, and to reconstruct the ancient setting of the biblical story, as well as the circumstances of its transcription and the characteristics of its transcribers. The Anchor Bible is a project of international and interfaith scope. Protes tant, Catholic, and Jewish scholars from many countries contribute individual volumes. The project is not sponsored by any ecclesiastical organization and is not intended to reflect any particular theological doctrine. Prepared under our joint supervision, The Anchor Bible is an effort to make available all the significant historical and linguistic knowledge which bears on the interpreta tion of the biblical record. The Anchor Bible is aimed at the general reader with no special formal training in biblical studies; yet, it is written with the most exacting standards of scholarship, reflecting the highest technical accomplishment. This project marks the beginning of a new era of cooperation among scholars in biblical research, thus forming a common body of knowledge to be shared by all. William Foxwell Albright David Noel Freedman general editors THE ANCHOR BIBLE HAGGAI, ZECHARIAH 1-8 A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary by CAROL L. MEYERS and ERIC M. MEYERS DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY, INC. GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK Maps by Rafael Palacios BGB Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bible. O.T. Haggai. English. Meyers. 1987. Haggai; Zechariah 1-8. (The Anchor Bible; v. 25B) Bibliography: p. lxxi Includes index. I. Bible. O.T. Haggai—Commentaries. 2. Bible. O.T. Zechariah I—VIII—Commentaries. I. Meyers, Carol L. II. Meyers, Eric M. III. Bible. O.T. Zechariah I-VIII. English. Meyers. 1987. IV. Title. V. Title: Zechariah 1-8. VI. Series: Bible. English. Anchor Bible. 1964; v. 25B. BS192.2.A1 1964 .G3 vol. 25B 220.7'7 s 85-20924 [BS1663] [224'.97077] ISBN 0-385-14482-2 Copyright © 1987 by Doubleday & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America First Edition Second Printing 1988 For Julie and Dina. For five years they have lived with parents and two prophets. PREFACE This work originally began as a commentary on Haggai, all of Zechariah, and Malachi. As our work progressed it became clear that a single volume dealing with those three biblical books was not feasible. Our work on the late sixth- century prophetic books, Haggai and the first eight chapters of Zechariah, had become far more lengthy than in our original conception. The related treat ment of Zechariah 9-14 and Malachi will appear in a subsequent volume, and it is our present contention that those two works emanate from the latter part of the first half of the fifth century. So it is both practical considerations and those regarding the social and historical setting that have ultimately led us and the editor to the decision to separate three canonical books into two separate volumes of this Anchor Bible series. Many people have assisted in the enormously complex task of preparing this manuscript, and many have helped us set aside time in which to do it. The bulk of this manuscript was prepared while the authors were on leave from Duke at Oxford University, where both were fellows of the Oxford Centre for Post-Graduate Hebrew Studies, with associations also at Wolfson College. We would especially like to thank Professor David Patterson, President of the Oxford Centre, for his gracious assistance at every level and for our very fine accommodation in Noel Cottage at Yamton Manor. To colleagues at the Ox ford Old Testament Seminar, Professors James Barr, Ernest Nicholson, Rex Mason, and others, we are especially grateful for warm colleagueship. At Duke our chairman, Professor Kalman P. Bland, has been unfailingly helpful in so many matters both personal and professional. Mrs. C. McPherson of Yarnton typed virtually the entire first draft of this manuscript. The chore of converting the long European pages to American- size paper with many editorial revisions fell to Gay Trotter, secretary of the Graduate Program in Religion at Duke. She has been helpful, patient, and good-natured throughout this endeavor. Karen Hoglund, above and beyond her duties as assistant editor of Biblical Archaeologist, converted all of this to word processor for final submission. She has been a constant source of techni cal advice and support. Among many graduate students who merit mention and a word of appreciation for their efforts as research assistants are Ken Hoglund, Ben Shaw, Tony Cartledge, and Gary Anderson. All of them are preparing for careers in Old Testament research, and we wish them every success. At Doubleday, Eve Roshevsky was a continuing voice of encouragement
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