There is no biographical information on the prophet Habakkuk ; in fact less is known about him than any other writer of the Bible.

However, the fact that the third chapter is written in a different style, as a liturgical piece, does not necessarily mean that Habakkuk was not also its author.

* A discussion between God and Habakkuk

The major theme of Habakkuk is trying to grow from a faith of perplexity and doubt to the height of absolute trust in God.

Habakkuk is unique among the prophets in that he openly questions the wisdom of God.

Finally, in Chapter 3, Habakkuk expresses his ultimate faith in God, even if he doesn't fully understand.

Habakkuk is unique among the prophets in that he openly questions the wisdom of God ( 1: 3a, 1: 13b ).

The fifth century Christian historian Sozomen claimed that the relics of Habakkuk were found at Cela, when God revealed their location to Zebennus, bishop of Eleutheropolis, in a dream.

Rabbi Simlai taught " Six hundred and thirteen commandments were given to Moses ; then David came and reduced them to eleven in Psalm 15 .; Isaiah ( 33: 15 ), to six ; Micah ( 6: 8 ), to three: ' To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God '; Isaiah again ( 56: 1 ), to two: ' Maintain justice, and do what is right '; and Habakkuk ( 2: 4 ), to one: ' The righteous person lives by his faithfulness '.

This is most clearly spelled out in the Habakkuk Pesher ( 1QpHab ), where the author of the text asserts that God has made known to the Teacher of Righteousness, a prominent figure within the history of the Essene community, " all the mysteries of his servants the prophets " ( 1QpHab VII: 4-5 ).

On the other, God is infinitely holy and just, which means that he cannot approve of or even look upon evil ( Habakkuk 1: 13 ), neither can he justify a wicked person ( Book of Proverbs 17: 15 ).

The book takes its title from Habakkuk 3: 19, " The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds ' feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places.

Some Protestant Christian denominations prohibit the drinking of alcohol based upon Biblical passages which condemn drunkenness ( such as Proverbs 23: 21, Isaiah 28: 1, Habakkuk 2: 15 ), but others allow moderate use of alcohol.

Project Habakkuk or Habbakuk ( spelling varies ; see below ) was a plan by the British in World War II to construct an aircraft carrier out of pykrete ( a mixture of wood pulp and ice ), for use against German U-boats in the mid-Atlantic, which were beyond the flight range of land-based planes at that time.

The works dealing with the Old Testament included Commentary on Samuel, Commentary on Genesis, Commentaries on Ezra and Nehemiah, On the Temple, On the Tabernacle, Commentaries on Tobit, Commentaries on Proverbs, Commentaries on the Song of Songs, Commentaries on the Canticle of Habakkuk, The works on Ezra, the Tabernacle and the Temple were especially influenced by Gregory the Great's writings.

* The Commentary on Habakkuk Scroll, The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls, hosted by the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

During the war he worked on Habakkuk, a secret project to build an ice platform in mid-Atlantic, which could be used to refuel aeroplanes.

The Dead Sea Scrolls are traditionally divided into three groups: " Biblical " manuscripts ( copies of texts from the Hebrew Bible ), which comprise roughly 40 % of the identified scrolls ; Other manuscripts ( known documents from the Second Temple Period like Enoch, Jubilees, Tobit, Sirach, additional psalms, etc., that were not ultimately canonized in the Hebrew Bible ), which comprise roughly 30 % of the identified scrolls ; and " Sectarian " manuscripts ( previously unknown documents that shed light on the rules and beliefs of a particular group or groups within greater Judaism ) like the Community Rule, War Scroll, Pesher on Habakkuk ( Hebrew: פשר pesher = " Commentary "), and the Rule of the Blessing, which comprise roughly 30 % of the identified scrolls.

* 1QpHab (" Pesher on Habakkuk ")

1589 ); on the books of Jonah, Habakkuk, and Zechariah, published with David ibn Hin's " Likkute Shoshannim " ( Amsterdam, 1724 ).

* The pesher on Habakkuk ( 1QpHab ) Barbara Thiering's interpretation of this pesher and its historical context.

In two niches across from each other, interactive sculptures by Bernini, of Habakkuk and the Angel that took him by the hair and transported him to Babylon to succour Daniel, who is represented in the corresponding niche on the opposite wall.

Victorinus composed commentaries on various books of Holy Scripture, such as Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Habakkuk, Ecclesiastes, the Canticle of Canticles, St. Matthew, and the Apocalypse, besides treatises against the heresies of his time.

* c. 630 – 587 BC, in the last decades of the kingdom of Judah ( contemporary with Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Habakkuk )

* A Brief Introduction to The Prophecy of Habakkuk for Contemporary Readers ( Christian Perspective )

The Organization's guide to the Hamedan Province states that Habakkuk was believed to be a guardian to the Temple of Solomon, and that he was captured by the Babylonians and remained in their prison for some years.

); at the beginning of the Well song ( 21: 17 and following, " ali be ' er "); in the daring request, " Sun, stand thou still " ( Joshua 10: 12 ); in Habakkuk's prayer (" tefillah "; Habakkuk 3: 1-19 ); or in psalms of request for help in time of war ( 44, 60, etc.

The Habakkuk design received criticism, notably from Sir Charles Goodeve, Assistant Controller of Research and Development for the Admiralty during World War II.

He also claimed that each ship would require 40, 000 tons of cork insulation, thousands of miles of steel tubing for brine circulation, and four power stations, but that for all those resources ( some of which could be used to manufacture conventional ships of more effective fighting power ) Habakkuk would only be capable of six knots of speed.

His story " HMS Habakkuk " was nominated for a Sidewise Award for Alternate History.

The prophetic book of the Bible attributed to Zephaniah occurs ninth among the twelve minor prophets, preceded by Habakkuk and followed by Haggai.

The Book of Habakkuk is the eighth book of the 12 minor prophets of the Hebrew Bible.

It is attributed to the prophet Habakkuk, and was probably composed in the late 7th century BC.

A copy of these chapters is included in the Habakkuk Commentary, found among the Dead Sea Scrolls.

The prophet Habakkuk is generally believed to have written his book in the mid to late 7th century BC, not long before the Babylonians ' siege and capture of Jerusalem.

Habakkuk identifies himself as a prophet in the opening verse.

Due to the liturgical nature of the book of Habakkuk, there have been some scholars who think that the author may have been a temple prophet.

Some feel that this is echoed in Habakkuk 3: 19b, and that Habakkuk may have been a Levite and singer in the Temple.

Although his name does not appear in any other part of the Jewish Bible, Rabbinic tradition holds Habakkuk to be the Shunammite woman's son, who was restored to life by Elisha in 2 Kings 4: 16.

The prophet Habakkuk is also mentioned in the tale of Bel and the Dragon, part of the deuterocanonical additions to Daniel in a late section of that book.

In the superscription of the Old Greek version, Habakkuk is called the son of Joshua of the tribe of Levi.

In this book Habakkuk is lifted by an angel to Babylon to provide Daniel with some food while he is in the lion's den.

It is unknown when Habakkuk lived and preached, but the reference to the rise and advance of the Chaldeans in 1: 6-11 places him in the middle to last quarter of the 7th century BC.

The book of Habakkuk is a book of the Tanakh ( the Old Testament ) and stands eighth in a section known as the 12 Minor Prophets in the Masoretic and Greek texts.

The book of Habakkuk is accepted as canonical by adherents of the Jewish and Christian faiths.

Passages from Habakkuk are quoted by authors of the New Testament, and its message has inspired modern Christian hymn writers.

The Book of Habakkuk is the eighth book of the Twelve Prophets of the Hebrew Bible, and this collection appears in all copies of texts of the Septuagint, the Ancient Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible completed by 132 BC.