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Summary Zechariah is a prophetic book that, through visions and messianic hope, presented restoration and a future to the community rebuilding the temple.
- Date written
- c. 520–480 BC (estimated)
- Historical period
- Era of the return from exile
Background
It is set in a time when the rebuilding of the temple and the restoration of the community’s identity were needed.
Content
It includes many visions, a call to repentance, images of the Messiah as shepherd and king, and the promise of eschatological restoration.