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Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.”
(Romans
8:2)
Book
of Joel – Britannica
Book of Joel
Old Testament
Britannica Editors
History
Book of Joel, second of 12 Old Testament books that bear
the names of the Minor Prophets. The Jewish canon lumps all together as The
Twelve and divides Joel into four chapters; Christian versions combine chapters
2 and 3.
The book relates nothing about Joel except his name and
that of his father. An analysis of the text further indicates that Joel lived
during the period of the Second Temple of Jerusalem (516 BC–AD 70), for his
book reflects the liturgy then in use.
The book’s central theme is a concept borrowed from
preexilic prophets that salvation will come to Judah and Jerusalem only when
the people turn to Yahweh. Then they will not only receive divine favour, but
the land itself will become fertile.