Original Research

The function of Zechariah 7–8 within the book of Zechariah

Yohan Im, Pieter M. Venter
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | Vol 69, No 1 | a2009 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v69i1.2009 | © 2013 Yohan Im, Pieter M. Venter | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 24 May 2013 | Published: 08 October 2013

About the author(s)

Yohan Im, Department of Old Testament Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Pieter M. Venter, Department of Old Testament Studies, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Abstract

It is argued that the function of Zechariah 7–8 in the book of Zechariah is central to the issue of the structure of Zechariah. It is proposed that a text-linguistic approach offers a new reading of Zechariah 7–8. It is further proposed that the larger segment of Zechariah 7:1–8:23 is a bridge (a transition from the preceding discourse to the subsequent discourse) that is connected to the prologue in Zechariah 1:1–6 and is developed and expanded in the subsequent discourses. This reading indicates the structure and the overall theme of Zechariah by viewing the book as a sequential discourse. This argument will be defended by studying the structure and the overall theme of Zechariah and emphasising the holistic aspect of the book of Zechariah.

Keywords

Zechariah; holistic aspect; sequential discourse; structure

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