Malachi

Old Testament · Minor Prophets · 4 chapters

The last Old Testament prophet confronts half-hearted worship and unfaithfulness, and announces a messenger who prepares the way.

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Context

Genre: Prophetic disputation
Authorship: The prophet MalachiMalachi may be a name or a title ("my messenger").
Date: 5th century BCE
Setting: Postexilic Judah
Original language: Hebrew
In the original: מַלְאָךְmalak — messenger
Related texts: Nehemiah 13 · reforms after the exileEzra 9–10 · the community after the exile

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