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Amos in song and book culture /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Sheffield Academic Press,
©2002.
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| Colección: | Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
337. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Notas: | Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Toronto School of Theology, 1993. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (249 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-234) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567332363 0567332365 |