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Amos in Song and Book Culture

Amos in Song and Book Culture

Hardcover

Series: Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, Book 337

Bible Studies

ISBN10: 1841272442
ISBN13: 9781841272443
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Apr 30 2002
Pages: 260
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.77 Width: 6.46 Depth: 9.48
Language: English

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 focusses on the performer and his times.

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