(The Catholic Christian Community Bible [first English edition 1997, other translations into Indonesian, Chinese, Cebuano, Chavacano, French, Ilonggo, Korean, Quechuan, Spanish, and Tagalog] “for the Christian Communities of the Third World” uses the following introduction.)

Obadiah probably wrote after 500 and before the conquest of Edom in 312. His work is filled with calls for revenge which, deep down, shows his faith in God’s justice.
Down below are the introductions in the Mandarin Chinese, Tagalog, Cebuano, and Spanish editions.







