Boloje, Blessing OnoriodeGroenewald, Alphonso, 1969-2015-11-192015-11-192015-10-09Boloje, B.O. & Groenewald, A., 2015, ‘Malachi’s concept of a Torah-compliant community (Ml 3:22 [MT]) and its associated implications’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 71(3), Art. #2990, 9 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v71i3.2990.0259-9422 (print)2072-8050 (online)10.4102/hts.v71i3.2990http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50518Blessing O. Boloje is a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Old Testament Studies, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, with Prof. Dr A. Groenewald as research leader. His current research project is an extension of the primary aims and objectives of his doctoral thesis (‘Malachi’s view on temple rituals and its ethical implications’).The article is based on research conducted by B.O.B. (University of Pretoria) for his postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Old Testament Studies. His current research project, which is an extension of the primary aims and objectives of his doctoral thesis (‘Malachi’s view on temple rituals and its ethical implications’), is an examination of Malachi’s distinctive claims that guarantees a well-ordered community, namely the validity and feasibility of a Torahcompliant community. A.G. (University of Pretoria), coauthor of the article, acted as the research leader.This article focuses on Malachi’s distinctive claims that guarantee a well-ordered community, namely the validity and feasibility of a Torah-compliant community. Since Torah compliance is a fundamental core of Israel’s life, in the book of Malachi, Yahweh’s Torah functions as the reliable and invariable authority for the community well-being as a whole. Community well-being as pictured by Malachi is created not only by Yahweh but also as the consequent contemplation and action of community. Malachi notes clearly that it is the sins of the community as a whole that renders it inconceivable that Yahweh’s blessings should attend to them as they are now, and Malachi demands certain definite and substantial actions as preconditions to the manifestation of the desired expectations. To him the secret of creating and maintaining a healthy, viable community and living as people in covenant relationship with Yahweh, is by ‘remembering’ (upholding and practicing) Yahweh’s Torah. Accordingly, Malachi enjoined his audience to remember the Torah of Moses, which constitutes the fundamental dimensions of their relationship with Yahweh. This article is thus an attempt to understand Malachi’s concept of a Torah-compliant community and its associated blessings of happiness and shalom.en© 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Malachi’s post-exilic communityReligious temperSocio-economic outlookTorah-compliant communityBiblical LawTheology articles SDG-04SDG-04: Quality educationTheology articles SDG-10SDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesTheology articles SDG-16SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsArticle