The Book of Nahum is a prophetic book that deals with pronouncing judgment on the Assyrian capital of Nineveh and detailing its imminent destruction at the hands of Yahweh. In light of this concern, it is not surprising that the primary image and expression of Yahweh in this piece is that of a vengeful and wrathful deity, expressing judgment in the form of destruction and desolation. These images combine to portray the character of Yahweh within the book of Nahum as an angry and judgmental God, bent on destroying all those who oppose Israel, a reality that readers struggle to understand in light of other texts, especially among the prophets. , which portray Yahweh as benevolent and merciful. What this essay will argue is that it is this broader textual context of the exploration of divine character, especially among the Twelve, through which Nahum should be understood, as well as through understanding the mythical allusions made by the author in Yahweh's theophany. To demonstrate this, we will focus on Nahum 1:2-3, exploring how it describes Yahweh, especially in relation to its use of Exodus 34:6-7, and also how this compares to other prophetic texts and Jonah in particular . . We will then explore the mythical qualities of Yahweh, particularly in Nahum 1:4, and how they relate to our reading of Nahum. Before we begin our exploration of the character of Yahweh in the Book of Nahum, it is important to first consider the literary context in which it is placed, that is, its place as a book within the 'Scroll of the Twelve'. The Scroll of the Twelve is so called because it constitutes a collection of twelve minor prophetic writings, each attributed to different prophets. It has traditionally been argued that this...... half of the paper......niversity Press, 2009.—. The Unity of the Bible: Exploring the Beauty and Structure of the Bible. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2003.Collins, John J. A Brief Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Fortress Press, 2007.Collins, Terence. Elijah's Cloak: Editorial Criticism of the Prophetic Books. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993.Lehrman, S. M. "Nahum." In The Twelve Prophets, edited by A. Cohen, 190-208. London: The Soncino Press, 1959. O'Brien, Julia M. Nahum. London: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002. Watts, John D. W. Nahum. vol. 34, in World Biblical Commentary, edited by David A. Hubbard and Glenn W. Barker, 61-90. Waco, Texas: Word Books, 1984.Zvi, Ehud Ben. "The Twelve." In The Jewish Study Bible, edited by Marc Zvi Brettler, Michael Fishbane, and Adele Berlin, 1139-1142. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.