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The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the Exodus motif and its topicalization in the book of Haggai. In this dissertation, we demonstrate that Haggai used themes from Exodus 14–15. The themes of glory, temple, and holy war confirm the continuity of the post-exilic c…

My exegetical analysis of the book of Haggai offers many new insights about the book's four oracles and the literary composition as a whole. The book is an artistic literary composition in which the narrative and oracular components of the text are well-integrated. This design i…