Haggai 1:1-15 The Art of Persuasion 1 Haggai 2:1-9 God as "The Man" 15 Haggai 2:10-19 Ritual Uncleanness without a Marriage Metaphor 23 Haggai 2:20-23 The Personal as Political as Theological 33 Malachi 1:1-5 God Is Love? 41 Malachi 1:6-2:9 Divine Masculinity Under Attack 49 Malachi 2:10-16 Is God a Girl? 59 Malachi 2:17-3:5 Divine Masculinity Restored 71 Malachi 3:6-12 (Don`t) Give Until It Hurts 81 Malachi 3:13-4:3 Warning: God Will Reign 93 Malachi 4:4-6 Who Has the Last Word? 101 Afterword A Feminist Rhetorical Critical Comment Haggai Works Cited 109 Malachi Works Cited 113