If any portion of the Old Testament has suffered from undeservedly scant attention it is the minor prophets, whose significance has been obscured by our neglect of them.

Among their messages Zechariah's shines out with special prominence: a prophecy given primarily to console and comfort a weary Israel whose initial enthusiasm for rebuilding the temple had drained away. Charles Feinberg brings a high level of scholarship to a genuinely difficult book and keeps the comfort in view.