Amos : a commentary on the book of Amos / by Shalom M. Paul ; edited by Frank Moore Cross.
Material type: TextSeries: HermeneiaPublication details: Minneapolis : Fortress Press, (c)1991.Description: xxvii, 409 pages ; 25 cmContent type:- text
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- 0800660234
- 9780800660239
- BS1585.3.C951.A467 1991
- BS1585.H474
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"The endpapers ... display fragments of a leather scroll of Amos (1:3-5) ..., dated ... 1st century C.E., from Qumran Cave 5 ..."--Editor's note.
General introduction to the book of Amos Introductory material concerning the "oracles again the nations" ; 1:1-2 Superscription and motto 1:3--2:16 Oracles against the nations Introductory comments, 2:6-16 Introductory comments, 2:14-16 3:1-2 Divine election and judgment 3:3-8 The irresistible sequence of cause and effect 3:9-12 Witnesses to Samaria's outrages and oppression 3:13-15 Judgment upon altars and ostentatious buildings 4:1-3 Condemnation and punishment of the uppity upper-class women 4:4-13 Castigating chastisement of the cult and futile punitive retribution Excursus: The doxologies in the book of Amos 5:1-17 Funerary dirge over the nation and a ray of hope Introductory comments to the literary unit, 5:1-17 5:18-20 The "Day of the Lord" ; introductory comments to the "Day of the Lord 5:21-27 Ritual praxis without moral practice 6:1-7 Indictment of conspicuous consumption 6:8-11 Doom and destruction for the city and its inhabitants 6:12-14 Perversion of the moral order and "pride goes before ruin" ; Excursus: The visions in Amos 7:1-9 First three visions: prophetic intercession and the die is cast 7:10-17 Amaziah versus Amos 8:1-3 Fourth vision: doomsday and mass carnage 8:4-8 Unscrupulous traders in grain and human traffic 8:9-10 Solar eclipse and mourning rites 8:11-12 The inaccessibility of God 8:13-14 Condemnation of popular oath formulae 9:1-6 Fifth vision: inescapability from divine judgment 9:7-10 Destined for decimation 9:11-15 Future restoration and blessings of bounty and security Introductory comments to the epilogue.
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