Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi are three neglected but important prophets who receive a fresh and penetrating analysis in this introduction and commentary. For each prophet's work Joyce Baldwin first considers the general issues of author, text and message, then offers a passage-by-passage commentary.

Three neglected but important prophets receive a fresh and penetrating analysis in this introduction and commentary. For each prophet's work, Joyce Baldwin first considers the general issues of author, text and message, then offers a passage-by-passage commentary. "Considerable attention has been given in the book to background material, and proper consideration is accorded to the views of those from whom the author differs," writes reviewer R. K. Harrison. "In expounding the text, Baldwin produces evidence of balanced scholarship and a high degree of spiritual insight."