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Amos : the eighth-century prophet : his times and his preaching

This offers a new translation and interpretation of the book of Amos that are certain to stimulate widespread discussion.
Challenging the last century of research on Amos, Hayes calls into question the basic assumptions that underlie modern treatments of the book: that the prophet was primarily concerned with justice in the legal system, rather the politics, that the book of Amos is composed of numerous isolated short saying put together by later editors; that the words of the prophet have been extensively supplemented by redactors; and that Amos's outlook on Israels's future was totally bleak.
The author pays special attention to the historical context within which Amos worked and shows that at that time Israel was still on good relations with its long-time ally, Assyria. Israel's enemies were an anti-Assyrian coalition of western kingdoms. This historical perspective casts a totally new light on the work of Amos.

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Author(s) Hayes, John Haralson - Personal Name
Edition
Call Number 224.8077 Hay a
ISBN/ISSN 0687010403
Subject(s) Bible - Amos
Amos (Biblical prophet)
Classification 224.8077
Series Title
GMD Print
Language English
Publisher Abingdon Press
Publishing Year 1988
Publishing Place Nashville
Collation ind. 240 p.; 22 cm
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