[PDF] The Composition And Redaction Of The Book Of Amos eBook

Author : Robert B. Coote
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 36,19 MB
Release : 2005-01-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1725213117

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Robert Coote describes the stages of growth of the book of Amos, discussing the process of the book's gradual formation. Chapter One introduces Coote's approach, rationale, and method for his analysis. Chapter Two deals with the oracles of doom, basically the oral legacy of the prophet himself. Chapter Three shows how the words of Amos were reactualized and composed in their seventh century setting. Chapter Four comes to grips with the book of Amos as a theological whole, as it now stands in the biblical canon. This book also serves as a useful resource for understanding pre-exilic prophecy because of the many similarities between Amos's message and other prophetic traditions which Coote highlights.

Author : Tchavdar S. Hadjiev
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 13,75 MB
Release : 2009-03-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3110212722

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This Oxford dissertation offers a fresh redactional analysis of the Book of Amos. It starts with a critical survey of existing approaches and an examination of the methodological issues involved and proceeds with a detailed exegetical analysis of the prophetic text which forms the basis for the redactional conclusions. It steers a middle course between extreme conservative treatments which trace all the material back to the prophet Amos and more radical sceptical approaches which attribute most of the prophetic oracles to the work of later redactors. The composition of the book began with two collections: the Polemical scroll written not long after the end of Amos’ ministry and the Repentance scroll composed shortly before 722 BC. The Repentance scroll was reworked in Judah towards the end of the 8th century BC and the two scrolls were combined to form a single work sometime during the 7th century BC. The Book underwent only one redaction during the exilic period which sought to actualise its message in a new historical context. The study pays special attention to the literary structure, aim and probable historical circumstances of the various collections which gradually evolved into the present Book of Amos and seeks to show how the prophetic message lived on and spoke to the various communities which preserved and transmitted it.

Author : M. Daniel Carroll R.
Publisher : New International Commentary o
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,75 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802825384

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"A commentary on the book of Amos, combining a detailed reading of the Hebrew text with an eye to its historical background and current relevance"--

Author : John Barton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 22,59 MB
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780521671750

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In modern times Amos has come to be considered one of the most important prophets, mainly for his uncompromising message about social justice. This book provides a detailed exploration of this theme and other important elements of the theology underlying the book of Amos. It also includes chapters on the text itself, providing a critical assessment of how the book came to be, the original message of Amos and his circle, which parts of the book may have been added by later scribes, and the finished form of the book. The author also considers the book's reception in ancient and modern times by interpreters as varied as rabbis, the Church Fathers, the Reformers, and liberation theologians. Throughout, the focus is on how to read the book of Amos holistically to understand the organic development of the prophet's message through the many stages of the book's development and interpretation.

Author : Gerhard F. Hasel
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 46,60 MB
Release : 2019-08-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 153268648X

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An explosion of scholarly treatments of the book of Amos leaves one wondering: What do we know for sure about the prophet, his time, and his writing? Gerhard Hasel synthesizes the latest rethinking of the prophet’s vocation, background, purpose, themes, and motifs to explain why Amos is “a microcosm for the study of all the prophetic writings of the Old Testament.” The most extensive bibliography on Amos ever compiled enables further study.

Author : Graham R. Hamborg
Publisher : T&T Clark
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,37 MB
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567542205

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This redaction-critical study interprets the reasons for judgment in Amos 2.6-16 in the literary context of each of the redactional compositions which, it is argued, underlie the Amos-text. It is proposed that the Amos-text is both a theological work and a tractate of social criticism. In earlier redactional compositions the dominant reasons for judgment concern mistreatment of the weak. In the later redactional compositions these are overshadowed, in terms of length of text, by more theological reasons for judgment; however, these strengthen, rather than weaken, the force of the older reasons for judgment.

Author : Shalom M. Paul
Publisher : Hermeneia: A Critical & Histor
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 49,2 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Religion
ISBN :

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Makes extensive use of ancient Near Eastern sources, and employs medieval Jewish exegesis along with modern Israeli biblical scholarship.

Author : Karl Möller
Publisher : Sheffield Academic Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,11 MB
Release : 2009-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567003638

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An investigation of the literary structure and rhetorical challenge that prompted the book's production. Moller argues that the book of Amos captures and presents the debate between Amos and his eighth-century audience. When read in the light of Israel's fall, the presentation of Amos struggling (and failing) to convince his contemporaries of the imminent divine punishment functions as a powerful warning to subsequent Judaean readers.