In this commentary on the book of Amos, Daniel Carroll combines a detailed reading of the Hebrew text with attention to its historical background and current relevance. What makes this volume unique is its special attention to Amos’s literary features and what they reveal about the book’s theology and composition. Instead of reconstructing a hypothetical redactional history, this commentary offers a close reading of the canonical form against the backdrop of the eighth century BCE.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Historical Background
2. Authorship
3. Composition, Structure, and Poetics
4. Religion and Theology in the Book of Amos
5. Amos in Early Judaism and the New Testament
6. The Message of Amos for Today
7. The Text
Text and Commentary
1. Preface (1:1–2)
2. The Oracles against the Nations (1:3–2:16)
3. The Words of God and the Prophet to Israel (3:1–6:14)
4. Visions of Israel’s Future (7:1–9:15)
640 pages.
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