Malachi

Malachi
The book of Malachi is the twelfth of the Minor Prophets and brings the second part (the Nebi’im ) of the three-part Hebrew canon to an end. In English translations of the Bible, which follow the Greek tradition, Malachi concludes the canon of the Old Testament. Its position among the twelve is likely due to the fact that Malachi was the last to minister. While the collocation is not intentional, it is notable that the book concludes the Old Testament looking forward to the coming of the prophet Elijah, while one of the early voices of the New Testament period is that of John the Baptist, whom Jesus identifies with Elijah (Matt. 11:15). Raymond B. Dillard and Tremper Longman III - AN INTRODUCTION to the OLD TESTAMENT