Amos in Song and Book Culture (JSOT Supplement Series)
Joyce Louise Rilett Wood
This study argues that the gist and movement of the prophecy in the book of Amos can be attributed to Amos himself, who composed a coherent cycle of poetry. His dire predictions came after the Fall of Samaria but before the Fall of Jerusalem. Writing a century later, the author of the book preserved but updated Amos' text by fitting it into a developing literary, historical and prophetic tradition. Amos is used as a test case to show that prophecy originated in the performing arts but was later transformed into history and biography. The original prophecy is a song Amos recited at symposia or festivals. The book's interest focuses on the performer and his times.
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Year:
2002
Publisher:
Sheffield Academic Press
Language:
english
Pages:
256
ISBN 10:
1841272442
ISBN 13:
9781841272443
Series:
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series 337
File:
PDF, 13.38 MB
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english, 2002