Zephaniah

Resources for the Book of Zephaniah
(Check the Scripture Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)

Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
- Zephaniah at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
- Book of Zephaniah, Wikipedia.
- Zephaniah, The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1910.
- Sophonias (Zephaniah), The Catholic Encyclopedia.
- Introduction to the Book of Zephaniah, New American Bible.
- Introduction and Outline by David Malick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- The World Wide Study Bible on the Book of Zephaniah.
- Zephaniah from Aaron Rittmaster's Hebrew Prophets Web.
- Bible Basics (Zephaniah) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
- Walking Through the Bible: Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah.
- Biblenotes summary: Zephaniah.
Commentary, Exegesis, Studies,etc.:
- Zephaniah, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
- Zephaniah, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
- Zephaniah, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
- Zephaniah, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
- Zephaniah, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
- Study on Zephaniah by Hampton Keathley, IV at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- "From Manasseh to the Deuteronomic Reform," Gerald A. Larue in Old Testament Life and Literature, 1968.
- Book of the Twelve, Barry Bandstra, Reading the Old Testament.
- The Book of Zephaniah, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
- Zephaniah, Expository Notes, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
Articles and Background:
- "A Note on Zephaniah," D. Rudman, Biblica, 1999.
Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Holladay, William L., "Reading Zephaniah with a Concordance: Suggestions for a Redaction History," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2001.
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- O'Brien, Julia M., "Nahum - Habakkuk - Zephaniah: Reading the 'Former Prophets' in the Persian Period," Interpretation, 2007. (See also Interpretation, April, 2007 issue focus: The Book of the Twelve.)
  EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
  EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
Reviews:
- Review: Marvin A Sweeney, Zephaniah: A Commentary. Fortress, 2003. Review by J. Clinton McCann Jr in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
The Text This Week's links and resources to information about the Hebrew Prophets.