Hab 2,1-5

I. Exegetical studies of Hab 2,1-4(5)

Bellis, A. O., "Habakkuk 2,4b: Intertextuality and Hermeneutics", in A. O. Bellis – J. S. Kaminsky (eds.), Jews, Christians, and the Theology of Hebrew Scriptures (SBLSymS 8; Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2000) 369-385.

Bodendorfer, G., "'Der Gerechte wird aus dem Glauben leben' – Hab 2,4b und eine kanonisch-dialogische Bibeltheologie im jüdisch-christlichen Gespräch", in G. Bodendorfer – M. Millard (eds.), Bibel und Midrasch. Zur Bedeutung der rabbinischen Exegese für die Bibelwissenschaft (FAT 22; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 1998) 13-41.

Bovati, P., "La giustizia della fede. A partire da Ab 2,4", in V. Collado Bertomeu (ed.), Palabra, prodigio, poesía: in memoriam P. Luis Alonso Schökel, S.J. (AnBib 151; Roma: Editrice Pontificio Istituto Biblico, 2003) 207-232. Revised version in P. Bovati, "Così parla il Signore". Studi sul profetismo biblico. A cura di S. M. Sessa (Collana biblica; Bologna: Edizioni Dehoniane, 2008) 211-245.

Brownlee, W. H., "The Placarded Revelation of Habakkuk", JBL 82 (1963) 319-325.

Budde, K., "Zu Habakuk 2,3ff", ZAW 9 (1889) 155-156.

Cathcart, K. J., "Legal Terminology in Habakkuk 2:1-4", PIBA 10 (1986) 103-110.

Clendenen, E. R., "Salvation by Faith or by Faithfulness in the Book of Habakkuk?", BBR 24 (2014) 505-513.

Dangl, O., "'Canonical Approach' am Buch Habakuk? Hab 2,4b als Lebenszusage", PzB 10 (2001) 131-148.

Dangl, O., "Diachrone Forschung am Buch Habakuk am Beispiel von Hab 2,4-5", PzB 16 (2007) 87-101.

Emerton, J. A., "The Textual and Linguistic Problems of Habakkuk II 4-5", JTS N.S. 28 (1977) 1-18.

Floyd, M. H., "Prophecy and Writing in Habakkuk 2,1-5", ZAW 105 (1993) 462-481.

Floyd, M. H., Woe-Speeches within the Context of an Oracular Inquiry: Chapter 2 of Habakkuk (LHB/OTS 740; London & New York: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2025).

Graham, W. C., "A Note on Habakkuk 2:4-5", AJSL 42/2 (Jan. 1926) 128-129.

Gulde, S. U., Der Tod als Herrscher in Ugarit und Israel (FAT II/22; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2007), esp. 129-157 ["Der Tod als Fresser": on Hab 2,5 and Isa 25,8-9].

Haak, R. D., "'Poetry' in Habakkuk 1:1-2:4?", JAOS 108 (1988) 437-444.

Haring, J. W., "'He Will Certainly Not Hesitate, Wait for Him!' Evidence for an Unrecognized Oath in Habakkuk 2,3b, and Its Implications for Interpreting Habakkuk 2,2-4", ZAW 126 (2014) 372-382.

Holt, J. M., "So He May Run Who Reads It", JBL 83 (1964) 298-302.

In der Smitten, W. Th., "Habakuk 2,4 als prophetische Definition des Gerechten", in H.-J. Fabry (ed.), Bausteine biblischer Theologie: Festgabe für G. Johannes Botterweck zum 60. Geburtstag dargebracht von seinen Schülern (BBB 50; Köln & Bonn: Hanstein, 1977) 291-300.

Janzen, J., "Habakkuk 2:2-4 in the Light of Recent Philological Advances", HTR 73 (1980) 53-78.

Jung, P., "Hab 2,5: κατοινωμένος oder κατοιόμενος?", Bib 32 (1951) 564-566. [see s.v. Ziegler below for a reply]

Koch, D.-A., "Der Text von Hab 2,4b in der Septuaginta und im Neuen Testament", ZNW 76 (1985) 68-85. Reprinted in D.-A. Koch, Hellenistisches Christentum: Schriftverständnis – Ekklesiologie – Geschichte. Edited by F.-W. Horn (Novum Testamentum et orbis antiquus / Studien zur Umwelt des Neuen Testaments, 65; Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2008) 25-41.

Koenig, J., "Zum Verständnis von Hab 2,4-5", ZDMG Supplementa I: XVII. Deutscher Orientalistentag vom 21. bis 27. Juli 1968 in Würzburg. Vorträge, Teil 1 (1969) 291-295.

Kraus, W., "Hab 2:3-4 in the Hebrew Tradition and in the Septuagint, with Its Reception in the New Testament", in J. Cook (ed.), Septuagint and Reception: Essays Prepared for the Association for the Study of the Septuagint in South Africa (VTSup 127; Leiden: Brill, 2009) 101-117.

Kraus, W., "Hab 2,3-4 in der hebräischen und griechischen Texttradition mit einem Ausblick auf das Neue Testament ", in T. S. Caulley – H. Lichtenberger (eds.), Die Septuaginta und das frühe Christentum – The Septuagint and Christian Origins (WUNT I/277; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2011) 153-173.

Millard, M., "'Der Gerechte wird aus Glauben leben' (Röm 1,17): Hab 2,4b in seinen textlichen und inhaltlichen Varianten im Alten Testament und Qumran sowie bei Paulus, Rabbi Simlay und Martin Luther", in J. de Vries – M. Karrer (eds.), Textual History and the Reception of Scripture in Early Christianity: Textgeschichte und Schriftrezeption im frühen Christentum (SBLSCS 60; Atlanta, GA: Society of Biblical Literature, 2013) 237-257.

Pinker, A., "A Reconstruction of matzor: Habakkuk 2:1', JBQ 31 (2003) 161-166.

Pinker, A., "The Targum on Hab 2:2", RB 111 (2004) 28-30.

Pinker, A., "Habakkuk 2.4: An Ethical Paradigm or a Political Observation?", JSOT 32.1 (Sept. 2007) 91-112.

Prinsloo, G. T. M., "Habakkuk 2:5a: Denouncing 'Wine' or 'Wealth'? Contextual Readings of the Masoretic Text and 1QpHab", HTS 72/4 (2016) 1-12.

Prinsloo, G. T. M., "Life for the Righteous: Perspectives on the Text(s) and Interpretation(s) of Habakkuk 2:1-4 in Ancient Textual Witnesses", in J. Cook – G. R. Kotzé (eds.), The Septuagint South of Alexandria: Essays on the Greek Translations and Other Ancient Versions by the Association for the Study of the Septuagint in South Africa (LXXSA) (VTSup 193; Leiden: Brill, 2022) 357-399.

Renz, T., "An Emendation of Hab 2:4a in the Light of Hab 1:5", JHS volume 13, article 8 (2013) [10 pp]: online here.

Renz, T., "Reading and Running: Notes on the History of Translating the Final Clause of Hab 2:2", VT 69 (2019) 435-446.

Sanders, J. A., "Habakkuk in Qumran, Paul, and the Old Testament", in C. A. Evans – J. A. Sanders (eds.), Paul and the Scriptures of Israel (JSNTSup 83 – Studies in Scripture in Early Judaism and Christianity, 1; Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1993) 98-117. Reprinted in J. A. Sanders, Scripture in its Historical Contexts. Volume 1: Text, Canon, and Qumran. Edited by C. A. Evans (FAT 118; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2018) 371-386.

Schreiner, S., "Erwägungen zum Text von Hab 2,4-5", ZAW 86 (1974) 538-542.

Scott, J. M., "A New Approach to Habakkuk ii 4-5a", VT 35 (1985) 330-340.

Seybold, K., "Habakuk 2,4b und sein Kontext", in S. Kreuzer – K. Lüthi (eds.), Zur Aktualität des Alten Testament. Festschrift für Georg Sauer zum 65. Geburtstag (Frankfurt a.M.: Peter Lang, 1992) 99-107. Reprinted in K. Seybold, Studien zur Psalmenauslegung (Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 1998) 189-198.

Southwell, P. J. M., "A Note on Habakkuk ii.4", JTS N.S. 19 (1968) 614-617.

Stenzel, M., "Hab 2,1-4.5a", Bib 33 (1952) 506-510.

Trudinger, P., "Two Ambiguities in Habakkuk's 'Unambiguous' Oracle", Downside Review 113 (1995) 282-283.

Tsumura, D. T., "Hab 2,2 in the Light of Akkadian Legal Practice", ZAW 94 (1982) 294-295.

Tsumura, D. T., "'For the One Who Will Read It Aloud Will Be Able to Run with It' (Habakkuk 2:2c)", in D. I. Block – D. C. Deuel – C. J. Collins – P. J. N. Lawrence (eds.), Write That They May Read: Studies in Literacy and Textualization in the Ancient Near East and in the Hebrew Scriptures. Essays in Honour of Professor Alan R. Millard (Eugene, OR: Pickwick / Wipf & Stock, 2020) 181-187.

Woude, A. S. van der, "'Der Gerechte wird durch seine Treue leben': Erwägungen zu Habakuk 2:4f.", in W. C. van Unnik – A. S. van der Woude (eds.), Studia Biblica et Semitica Theodoro Christiano Vriezen qui munere professoris theologiae per XXV annos functus est, ab amicis, collegis, discipulis dedicata (Wageningen: Veenman, 1966) 367-375.

Woude, A. S. van der, "Habakuk 2,4", ZAW 82 (1970) 281-282.

Zemek, George J., "Interpretive Challenges Relating to Habakkuk 2:4b", Grace Theological Journal 1 (1980) 43-69.

Ziegler, J., "Konjektur oder überlieferte Leseart? Zu Hab. 2,5: κατοινωμένος oder κατοιόμενος?", Bib 33 (1952) 366-370. [a reply to P. Jung, Bib 1951: see above]

II. Reception-history of the text: collected essays (2012)

Arnold, M. – G. Dahan – A. Noblesse-Rocher (eds.), "Le juste vivra de sa foi" (Habacuc 2,4) (Études d'histoire de l'exégèse, 3 / LD 246; Paris: Cerf, 2012).

Banon, D., "«Emunah» (foi) et loi. Une lecture juive de Habaquq 2,4", in M. Arnold – G. Dahan – A. Noblesse-Rocher (eds.), "Le juste vivra de sa foi" (Habacuc 2,4) (Études d'histoire de l'exégèse, 3 / LD 246; Paris: Cerf, 2012) 123-131.

Dahan, G., "Habacuc 2,1-4 dans l'exégèse médiévale", in M. Arnold – G. Dahan – A. Noblesse-Rocher (eds.), "Le juste vivra de sa foi" (Habacuc 2,4) (Études d'histoire de l'exégèse, 3 / LD 246; Paris: Cerf, 2012) 75-100.

Dulaey, M., "Habacuc 2,1-4 dans les premiers siècles du christianisme", in M. Arnold – G. Dahan – A. Noblesse-Rocher (eds.), "Le juste vivra de sa foi" (Habacuc 2,4) (Études d'histoire de l'exégèse, 3 / LD 246; Paris: Cerf, 2012) 41-73.

Legrand, T., "«Son interprétation concerne tous ceux qui pratiquent la Torah...». Relecture et interprétation d'Habacuc 2,4 dans le «Pesher d'Habacuc» ( 1QpHab VII-VIII) et le «Targum d'Habacuc»", in M. Arnold – G. Dahan – A. Noblesse-Rocher (eds.), "Le juste vivra de sa foi" (Habacuc 2,4) (Études d'histoire de l'exégèse, 3 / LD 246; Paris: Cerf, 2012) 11-40.

Noblesse-Rocher, A., "Habacuc 2, 4 dans les commentaires des XVIe et XVIIe siècles", in M. Arnold – G. Dahan – A. Noblesse-Rocher (eds.), "Le juste vivra de sa foi" (Habacuc 2,4) (Études d'histoire de l'exégèse, 3 / LD 246; Paris: Cerf, 2012) 101-121.

III. Reception of the text in the NT: further studies

Campbell, D. A., "Romans 1:17—A Crux Interpretum for the πίστις Χριστοῦ Debate", JBL 113 (1994) 265-285. [much on the use of Hab 2,4 in Rom 1,17]

Coxhead, S. R., "Habakkuk 2:4b as a Prophecy of the New Covenant in Galatians 3:11", BBR 35 (2025) 60-91.

Dockery, D. S., "The Use of Hab 2:4 in Rom 1:17: Some Hermeneutical and Theological Considerations", Wesleyan Theological Journal 22/2 (Fall 1987) 24-36.

Feuillet, A., "La citation d'Habacuc II.4 et les huits premiers chapitres de l'épître aux Romains", NTS 6 (1959-1960) 52-80.

Fitzmyer, J. A., "Habakkuk 2:3-4 and the New Testament", in M. Carrez – J. Doré – P. Grelot (eds.), De la Tôrah au Messie. Études d'exégèse et d'herméneutique bibliques offertes à Henri Cazelles pour ses 25 années d'enseignement à l'Institut Catholique de Paris (Octobre 1979) (Paris: Desclée, 1981) 447-454. Reprinted in J. Fitzmyer, To Advance the Gospel: New Testament Studies (New York: Crossroad, 1981) 236-246. Second edition [same title] (The Biblical Resource series; Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans; Livonia, MI: Dove Booksellers, 1998) 236-246.

Gheorghita, R., The Role of the Septuagint in Hebrews: An Investigation of Its Influence with Special Consideration to the Use of Hab 2:3-4 in Heb 10:37-38 (WUNT II/160; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2003), esp. 147-224 ["Part II: The Use of Hab. 2:3-4 LXX in Heb. 10:37-38"].

Harris, J. F., "God's New Time Will Assuredly Come: Habakkuk 2.3–4 and the Origin of Eschatological Christ-Faith (Πίστις Χριστοῦ) in Paul", JSNT 48.1 (Sept. 2025) 219-247.

Hultgren, S., Habakkuk 2:4 in Early Judaism, in Hebrews, and in Paul (CahRB 77; Pendé: Gabalda, 2011).

Hunn, D., "Habakkuk 2.4b in Its Context: How Far off Was Paul?", JSOT 34.2 (Dec. 2009) 219-239.

Hunn, D., "ΠΙΣΤΙΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ in Galatians: The Connection to Habakkuk 2:4", TynBul 63 (2012) 75-91.

Martyn, J. L., "Paul's Understanding of the Textual Contradiction between Habakkuk 2:4 and Leviticus 18:5", in C. A. Evans – S. Talmon (eds.), The Quest for Context and Meaning: Studies in Biblical Intertextuality in Honor of James A. Sanders (Biblical Interpretation Series, 28; Leiden: Brill, 1997) 465-473.

Meyer, R. E., "Habakkuk's Call to Faith in God's Eschatological Deliverance", Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 26 (2021) 57-80.

Moody, R. M., "The Habakkuk Quotation in Romans 1,17", ExpTim 92/7 (April 1981) 205-208.

Oropeza, B. J., "Running in Vain, but Not as an Athlete (Galatians 2:2): The Impact of Habakkuk 2:2-4 on Paul's Apostolic Commission", in B. J. Oropeza – C. K. Robertson – D. C. Mohrmann (eds.), Jesus and Paul. Global Perspectives in Honor of James D. G. Dunn for his 70th Birthday (LNTS 414; London & New York: T & T Clark International, 2009) 139-150.

Oropeza, B. J., "Justification by Faith in Christ or Faithfulness of Christ? Updating the ΠΙΣΤΙΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ Debate in Light of Paul's Use of Scripture", JTS N.S. 72 (2021) 102-24.

Penna, R., "Il giusto e la fede. Abacuc 2,4b e le sue antiche riletture giudaiche e cristiane", in R. Fabris (ed.), La Parola di Dio cresceva (At 12,24): Scritti in onore di Carlo Maria Martini nel suo 70. compleanno (Supplementi alla Rivista biblica, 33; Bologna: EDB, 1998) 359-380.

Rast, W. E., "Habakkuk and Justification by Faith", CurTM 10 (1983) 169-175.

Smith, D. M., "Ὁ δὲ δίκαιος ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται", in B. L. Daniels – M. J. Suggs (eds.), Studies in the History and Text of the New Testament in Honor of Kenneth Willis Clark (Studies and Documents, 29; Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press, 1967) 13-25.

Strobel, A., Untersuchungen zum eschatologischen Verzögerungsproblem auf Grund der spätjüdisch-urchristlichen Geschichte von Habakuk 2,2ff (NovTSup 2; Leiden: Brill, 1961).

Tresham, A. K., Paul's Use of Habakkuk 2:4 in Romans 1:17 and Galatians 3:11. Thesis for Master of Theology in New Testament, The Master's Seminary, Sun Valley, California, May, 2008. Available online here.

Van Daalen, D. H., "The Revelation of God's Righteousness in Romans 1:17", in E. A. Livingstone (ed.), Studia Biblica 1978. Vol. III: Papers on Paul and Other New Testament Authors. Sixth International Congress on Biblical Studies, Oxford 3-7 April 1978 (JSNTSup 3; Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1980) 383-389.

Van Daalen, D. H. van, "The ʾĕmunah / πίστις of Habakkuk 2.4 and Romans 1.17," in E. A. Livingstone (ed.), Studia Evangelica, Vol. VII: Papers Presented to the Fifth International Congress on Biblical Studies Held at Oxford, 1973 (Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der altchristlichen Literatur, 126; Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, 1982) 523-528.

Watts, R. E., "'For I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel': Romans 1:16-17 and Habakkuk 2:4", in S. Soderlund – N. T. Wright (eds.), Romans and the People of God: Essays in Honor of Gordon D. Fee on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1999) 3-25.

Young, S. L., "Romans 1.1-5 and Paul's Christological Use of Hab. 2.4 in Rom. 1.17: An Underutilized Consideration in the Debate", JSNT 34.3 (Mar. 2012) 277-285.

Hab 2,1-4(5): Special Studies

I. Exegetical studies of Hab 2,1-4(5)

II. Reception-history of the text: collected essays (2012)

III. Reception of the text in the NT: further studies