Note: Our list of recommendations is just getting started. We’ll be adding more in the coming months.
From Chris Rappazini
Chris Rappazini is an Associate Professor of leadership at Anderson University’s Center for Leadership and Organizations and Founder of Faithful Steps Forward, which provides leadership coaching and training to pastors and business leaders. He has also served as the head of the Pastoral Studies program at the Moody Bible Institute, where he was on faculty for eleven years. Learn more at FaithfulStepsForward.com.
Kenneth L. Barker and D. Waylon Bailey, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture. Vol. 20 (Nashville: B&H Publishing Group, 1998).
- Barker and Baily contribute to The New American Commentary, which is for both the minister and the Bible student. They focus on the NIV translation but also interact with the Hebrew text. Their work helps the reader to understand and apply the Book of Zephaniah.
Adele Berlin, Zephaniah: Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries (New Haven: Yale University Publishing, 1994).
- Berlin’s use of vivid and power language helps bring Zephaniah to life for the reader. She draws vital similarities between the Book of Zephaniah and the rest of the Old Testament scriptures. She excels in helping the reader understand the political and social times of the context of Zephaniah.
O. Palmer Robertson, The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing, 1990).
- Robertson does a stellar job of comparing both theology and prophecy, adding insights to the events that surround Judah and its neighbors. Robertson exegetes each verse giving the reader a detailed understanding of every passage.
