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Habakkuk, Book of

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Habakkuk, Book of. Minor Prophet. Habakkuk complains of oppression and lawlessness; God answers that punishment is imminent in the invasion by the Chaldeans, who will themselves fall through pride and idolatry. Ch. 3 describes a vision of God coming to deliver His people.

The Book is probably to be dated in the late 7th or early 6th cent. BC. Most critics agree that ch. 3 is an independent addition. The Book's central message, that ‘the just shall live by his faith’ (2: 4), has played an important part in Christian thought.

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Habakkuk, Book of

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Habakkuk, Book of. (Vulgate Habacuc). One of the Minor Prophets of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament. A commentary on Habakkuk is among the most important of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Habakkuk, Book of." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-HabakkukBookof.html

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