The editors of the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia implied that he prophesied after Haggai and Zechariah and speculated that he delivered his prophecies about 420 BC, after the second return of Nehemiah from Persia,[3] or possibly before his return. No allusion is made to him by Ezra, however, and he does not directly mention the restoration of the Second Temple.
Because the name Malachi does not occur elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible, some scholars doubt whether it is intended to be the personal name of the prophet. The form mal'akhi (literally "my malakh") signifies "my messenger"; it occurs in Malachi 3:1[4] (compare to Malachi 2:7, but this form would hardly be appropriate as a proper name without some additional syllable such as Yah, whence mal'akhiah, i.e. "messenger of Yah".[5] In the Book of Haggai, Haggai is designated the "messenger of the LORD."[6] The non-canonical superscriptions prefixed to the book, in both the Septuagint and the Vulgate, warrant the supposition that Malachi's full name ended with the syllable -yah.[5] The Septuagint translates the last clause of Malachi 1:1, "by the hand of his messenger",[7] and the Targum reads, "by the hand of my angel, whose name is called Ezra the scribe".[5]
Works
Imaginative image of Malachi (watercolor c. 1896–1902 by James Tissot)
The Jews of his day ascribed the Book of Malachi to Ezra.[8] Certain traditions ascribe the book to Zerubbabel and Nehemiah; others to Malachi, whom they designate as a Levite and a member of the Great Assembly.[9]Certain modern scholars, however, on the basis of the similarity of the title[10] declare it to be anonymous.[citation needed] G.G. Cameron suggests that the termination of the word "Malachi" is adjectival, and equivalent to the Latin angelicus, signifying "one charged with a message or mission" (a missionary).[11]
Date
Opinions vary as to the prophet's exact date, but nearly all scholars agree that Malachi prophesied during the Persian period, and after the reconstruction and dedication of the Second Temple in 516 BC.[citation needed] More specifically, Malachi probably lived and labored during the times of Ezra and Nehemiah.[citation needed] The abuses which Malachi mentions in his writings correspond so exactly with those which Nehemiah found on his second visit to Jerusalem in 432 BC[12] that it seems reasonably certain that he prophesied concurrently with Nehemiah or shortly after.
Malachi describes a priesthood that is forgetful of its duties, a Temple that is underfunded because the people have lost interest in it, and a society in which Jewish men divorce their Jewish wives to marry out of the faith.[13]
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For the prophetic book see Book of Malachi For other uses see Malachi disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Malachi news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Malachi ˈ m ae l e k aɪ listen Hebrew מ ל א כ י Modern Malʾaḵi Tiberian Malʾaḵi My messenger see malakh also known as Malachias 1 is the traditional author of the Book of Malachi the last book of the Nevi im Prophets section of the Tanakh According to the 1897 Easton s Bible Dictionary it is possible that Malachi is not a proper name as it simply means messenger 2 ProphetMalachiמ ל א כ יThe Prophet Malachi painting by Duccio di Buoninsegna c 1310 1311 Museo dell Opera del Duomo Siena Cathedral Burial placeTomb of the Prophets Haggai Zechariah and Malachi JerusalemThe editors of the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia implied that he prophesied after Haggai and Zechariah and speculated that he delivered his prophecies about 420 BC after the second return of Nehemiah from Persia 3 or possibly before his return No allusion is made to him by Ezra however and he does not directly mention the restoration of the Second Temple Contents 1 Name 2 Works 3 Date 4 References 5 External linksName EditBecause the name Malachi does not occur elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible some scholars doubt whether it is intended to be the personal name of the prophet The form mal akhi literally my malakh signifies my messenger it occurs in Malachi 3 1 4 compare to Malachi 2 7 but this form would hardly be appropriate as a proper name without some additional syllable such as Yah whence mal akhiah i e messenger of Yah 5 In the Book of Haggai Haggai is designated the messenger of the LORD 6 The non canonical superscriptions prefixed to the book in both the Septuagint and the Vulgate warrant the supposition that Malachi s full name ended with the syllable yah 5 The Septuagint translates the last clause of Malachi 1 1 by the hand of his messenger 7 and the Targum reads by the hand of my angel whose name is called Ezra the scribe 5 Works Edit Imaginative image of Malachi watercolor c 1896 1902 by James Tissot The Jews of his day ascribed the Book of Malachi to Ezra 8 Certain traditions ascribe the book to Zerubbabel and Nehemiah others to Malachi whom they designate as a Levite and a member of the Great Assembly 9 Certain modern scholars however on the basis of the similarity of the title 10 declare it to be anonymous citation needed G G Cameron suggests that the termination of the word Malachi is adjectival and equivalent to the Latin angelicus signifying one charged with a message or mission a missionary 11 Date EditOpinions vary as to the prophet s exact date but nearly all scholars agree that Malachi prophesied during the Persian period and after the reconstruction and dedication of the Second Temple in 516 BC citation needed More specifically Malachi probably lived and labored during the times of Ezra and Nehemiah citation needed The abuses which Malachi mentions in his writings correspond so exactly with those which Nehemiah found on his second visit to Jerusalem in 432 BC 12 that it seems reasonably certain that he prophesied concurrently with Nehemiah or shortly after According to W Gunther Plaut Malachi describes a priesthood that is forgetful of its duties a Temple that is underfunded because the people have lost interest in it and a society in which Jewish men divorce their Jewish wives to marry out of the faith 13 References Edit CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA Malachias www newadvent org Retrieved 2022 12 27 Malachi at the Easton s Bible Dictionary Nehemiah 13 6 Malachi 3 1 a b c malachi international standard bible Haggai 1 13 Brenton translation septagint Introduction to the Aramaic Targum of Yonathan ben Uzziel on the Prophet Malachi Minor Prophets Yehoshua b Ḳarḥa Megillah 15a who was prophet malachi Chabad compare Malachi 1 1 to Zechariah 9 1 and Zechariah 12 1 G G CAMERON J HASTINGS Dictionary of the Bible New York 1902 Nehemiah 13 7 Plaut W Gunther Haggai Zechariah and Malachi Back in the Land My Jewish Learning This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Easton Matthew George 1897 Malachi Easton s Bible Dictionary New and revised ed T Nelson and Sons This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Singer Isidore et al eds 1901 1906 Malachi Book of The Jewish Encyclopedia New York Funk amp Wagnalls A Van Hoonacker 1913 Malachias Malachi In Herbermann Charles ed Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company L Vianes Malachie La Bible d Alexandrie vol xxiii 12 Editions du Cerf Paris 2011 External links Edit Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article Malachi Media related to Malachi at Wikimedia Commons Quotations related to Malachi at Wikiquote Prophet Malachi Orthodox icon 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