Coherence of the Book of Micah: A Literary Analysis

"Conventionally the book of Micah has been seen as a collection of otherwise

unconnected pericopes. This study is a challenge to that conventional

wisdom. Utilizing the methods of literary criticism, it demonstrates the

coherence of Micah and provides a precise description of the specific

literary features by which that coherence is expressed. Because the book of

Micah is demonstrably a unified work, a proper interpretation requires

discerning the meaning both of each pericope and the relationship extant

between those units."