Joel

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

BOOK OF, a prophetic book of the Old Testament, written by Joel, the second of the minor prophets. Nothing is known of him except that he was the son of Pethuel. Joel seems to have lived in Judah. The date of Joel is doubtful. He has been placed in the reign of Joash (878- 838 B. c.), in that of Uzziah (809-756), in which case he was a contemporary of Amos, with whose prophecies several (Cf. Joel i: 4, ii: verses of Joel agree. 25 with Amos iv: 6-9; Joel iii: 4-6 with Amos i: 6-10; Joel iii: 16 with Amos i: 2, and ver. 18 with Amos ix: 13). Others suppose him to have lived in the reign of Joram (893 or 892-883-884 b. c.); or in that of Manasseh (699-644 B. C.). If there is a reference in Joel iii: 2 to the captivity of the 10 tribes, and in verse 1 to that of the two, this would indicate a late date, as the mention of the Grecians in verse 6 perhaps may do. The canonical authority of Joel has never been seriously disputed. JOE MILLER (from JOSEPH MILLER, 1684-1738, a witty actor, who was a favorite about the time Congreve's plays were fashionable), a stale jest. The compilation, "Joe Miller's Jests," published a year after the death of the supposed author, was the work of John Mottley (1692-1750), but the term has death been used to pass off, not only the original stock, but thousands of jokes manuut the factured long after Miller was buried ot only in the churchyard of St. Clement Danes. s of jokes Also a jest book, especially one in which Der was the jokes are old, and the wit the re- Clement 1 verse of sparkling. lly one in the wit th JOFFRE, MARSHAL JOSEPH