Joel: repentance and the day of the Lord
About this date: The book has no dated superscription. Its postexilic composition is likely, but no single year is warranted.
Joel calls for communal repentance and promises the outpouring of God's Spirit; the book is difficult to date.
Perspective note
Shared subject; this bundled record was originally written with an Orthodox-informed editorial lens.
People
- Joel
Scripture
- Joel 1–3 — Joel calls for repentance amid devastation and speaks of the day of the Lord and God's Spirit.
- Acts 2:16–21 — Peter cites Joel's promise of the Spirit in his Pentecost address.