Malachi:
•Malachi means “My messenger”.
•Date: 445 – 432 BC.
•Messenger: Uses a different writing style called “didactic-dialectic”. This style became common in later teaching in Jewish schools and synagogues. Malachi follows this form:
–A charge or assertion is made
–The hearer raises an objection or asks a question regarding the charge or assertion
–A rebuttal is made with further amplification of the original charge or assertion