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...
| Основен автор: | Rilett Wood, Joyce Louise. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
Sheffield Academic Press,
℗♭2002.
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| Серия: |
Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;
337. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=243773 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Amos in song and book culture. |
| Резюме: |
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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| Описание на библ. документ: |
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Toronto School of Theology, 1993. |
| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (249 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-234) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780567332363 0567332365 |