The Composition and Redaction of the Book of Amos
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The Composition and Redaction of the Book of Amos

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The Composition and Redaction of the Book of Amos

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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.

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Yes, you can access The Composition and Redaction of the Book of Amos by Tchavdar S. Hadjiev in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Theology & Religion & Ancient Religion. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2009
Print ISBN
9783110212716
eBook ISBN
9783110212723

Table of contents

  1. Frontmatter
  2. Table of contents
  3. Abbreviations
  4. Chapter 1: Survey of Research and Methodological Considerations
  5. Chapter 2: The Redaction of the OAN (Amos chs 1โ€2)
  6. Chapter 3: The Visions
  7. Chapter 4: The Narrative after the Third Vision (Amos 7:9โ€17)
  8. Chapter 5: The Oracles after the Fourth Vision (Amos 8:3โ€14)
  9. Chapter 6: The Oracles after the Fifth Vision (Amos 9:7โ€15)
  10. Chapter 7: The Doxologies
  11. Chapter 8: The Oracles in Amos chs 3โ€6
  12. Chapter 9: The Literary History of the Book of Amos
  13. Backmatter