The Book of
Micah is composed of prophecies by Micah, a contemporary of Isaiah. Micah flourished
ca. 733-712 BCE, or even a little later, but before the invasion of the mighty
Assyrian army of Sennacherib to Judah. Not all the prophecies of Micah have been preserved, and not all the prophecies included in the Book of Micah had been
penned, or delivered by Micah. In his detailed introduction and the commentary
to the Book of Micah, the author deals with the complicated problems pertaining
to the book, its literary units, and their oral and written history.
The author of
the commentary is Professor (emeritus) Yair Hoffman, from the department of
Bible in Tel Aviv University, who authored
also the commentary on the Book of Jeremiah (2001; 2 volumes), in the Mikra Leyisra’el
series. He is the author and editor of numerous volumes and papers in Hebrew
and English. He served as the head of the School of Jewish Studies of Tel Aviv
University.
Professor Hoffman’s commentary on the Book of Micah is a must for any Bible student.
This commentary
on the Book of Micah is part of Mikra Leyisra’el, an ongoing series of
scientific Hebrew commentaries to the Bible composed by renowned scholars from
universities in Israel and abroad. The commentaries are written according to
the most recent achievements of biblical scholarship, and relevant studies in
Semitic linguistics, Ancient Near Eastern studies, and archaeology, with special
attention to the contribution of the medieval Jewish commentators and
grammarians.
The Mikra Leyisra’el
series boasts the commentaries on the books of Deuteronomy (2 volumes); Joshua;
Judges; Samuel (2 volumes); Isaiah 40-66 (2 volumes); Jeremiah (2 volumes);
Ezekiel (2 volumes); Joel and Amos; Obadiah and Jonah; Nahum, Habakkuk and
Zephaniah; Proverbs (2 volumes); Song of Songs; Ruth; and Esther. The
commentary on Lamentations is now in its final production stage and the books
of Kings (2 volumes); Ezra-Nehemiah; Haggai; Malachi; and Daniel are now in
advanced stages of editing. More volumes are in various stages of preparation.