The Theology Of The Book Of Amos

Download or read book The Theology of the Book of Amos written by John Barton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book The Theology of the Land in Amos 7-9 written by Robert Khua Hnin Thang and published by Langham Monographs. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the book of Amos the language about land is used extensively, including terms and ideas such as Zion, YHWH’s bringing of Israel into the land, references to various sanctuaries and places, harvest and famine, the relationship between the northern kingdom and Judah, and references to the land of other nations. However this subject of the land has never been studied as a theological topic in its own right, but only as part of other themes. This work follows a synchronic reading of Amos and employing textual, literary and historical criticism the author carries out a careful theological analysis of the land. Although the findings are set in the context of the entire book of Amos, the study focuses on chapters 7-9 to explore the topic with closer detail.

Download or read book The Book of Amos written by M. Daniel Carroll R. and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-19 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this commentary on the book of Amos, Daniel Carroll combines a detailed reading of the Hebrew text with attention to its historical background and current relevance. What makes this volume unique is its special attention to Amos’s literary features and what they reveal about the book’s theology and composition. Instead of reconstructing a hypothetical redactional history, this commentary offers a close reading of the canonical form against the backdrop of the eighth century BCE.

Download or read book The Book of Amos written by Jorg Jeremias and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, Jeremias suggests that the book of Amos was produced through various stages over time. While he does write from a critical perspective, his creativity offers a sensitivity to literary issues within the text that is often missing from critical work. The Old Testament Library provides fresh and authoritative treatments of important aspects of Old Testament study through commentaries and general surveys. The contributors are scholars of international standing.

Download or read book Social Identity and the Book of Amos written by Andrew M. King and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-08-25 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Social Identity Approach -- 3. The People of God in Amos: THE PROPHET and PROTOTYPICALITY -- 4. History and Social Identity in Amos -- 5. Eschatology and Social Identity in Amos -- 6. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Download or read book Amos's Oracles Against the Nations written by John Barton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1980-10-16 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first two chapters of the book of Amos, the prophet denounces a number of neighbouring nations for committing atrocities in war and then declares Israel to be equally blameworthy in view of the social injustices prevailing in his time. The essential contribution of Amos to Old Testament theology is to be found in his radical criticism of Israel.

Download or read book Amos--the Prophet and His Oracles written by M. Daniel Carroll R. and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book of Amos holds a unique and central place among the canonical prophetic literature and presents a special array of issues for scholarly discussion. This book provides a thorough and balanced overview of the history of scholarship on the book of Amos, two essays that trace the history of scholarship and offer promising lines for further inquiry, a substantial anthology of readings of the multiple ways Amos has been analyzed and appropriated, an extensive and current bibliography, and notes on doctoral dissertations conducted in recent years. The result is a comprehensive compendium of resources for scholarly writing on the book of Amos.