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The Book of Malachi (Hebrew: מַלְאָכִ֔י, Malʾāḵī) is the last book of the Neviim contained in the Tanakh, canonically the last of the Twelve Minor Prophets. In most Christian orderings, the grouping of the prophetic books is the last section of the Old Testament , making Malachi the last book before the New Testament .
Malachi or Malachias (/ ˈ m æ l ə k aɪ / ⓘ; Hebrew: מַלְאָכִי , Modern: Malʾaḵī, Tiberian: Malʾāḵī, "my messenger") is the name used by the author of the Book of Malachi, the last book of the Nevi'im (Prophets) section of the Tanakh.
Yaakov have suggested that Mordecai is the Biblical prophet Malachi, but this argument is rejected by consensus and certain interpretations of the Talmud. [ 24 ] Mordecai's genealogy in the second chapter of the Book of Esther is given as a descendant of a Benjaminite named Kish.
The intertestamental period or deuterocanonical period (Catholic and Eastern Orthodox) is the period of time between the events of the protocanonical books and the New Testament. It is considered to cover roughly 400 years, spanning from the ministry of Malachi (c. 420 BC) to the appearance of John the Baptist in the early 1st century AD.
In the Book of Malachi 3:16, the prophet describes Heaven as having conferring angels, and "The Lord took note and listened, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who revered the Lord and thought on his name."
Malachi 2:4–6, Jewish Publication Society translation, 1917 Malachi connected a purification of the "sons of Levi" with the coming of God's messenger : Behold, I send My messenger , and he shall clear the way before Me; and the Lord, whom ye seek, will suddenly come to His temple , and the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in, behold ...
The prophetic books are a division of the Christian Bible, grouping 18 books (Catholic and Orthodox canon) or 17 books (Protestant canon, excluding Baruch) in the Old Testament. [1] In terms of the Tanakh , it includes the Latter Prophets from the Nevi'im , with the addition of Lamentations (which in the Tanakh is one of the Five Megillot ) and ...
The deuterocanonical books, [a] meaning 'of, pertaining to, or constituting a second canon', [1] collectively known as the Deuterocanon (DC), [2] are certain books and passages considered to be canonical books of the Old Testament by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Church, and the Church of the East.