Haggai calls a discouraged remnant back to the rebuilding of the temple and Malachi closes the Old Testament with a dispute between God and a bored priesthood - two short books worth far more attention than they get.

Richard A. Taylor and E. Ray Clendenen provide commentary based on the New International Version with the NIV text printed in the body, sound scholarly work in the original languages, and interpretation that emphasizes the theological unity of each book and of the canon. Written for the minister and the serious Bible student.