James R Linville

Amos and the Cosmic Imagination

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Said to contain the words of the earliest of the biblical prophets (8th century BCE), the book of Amos is reinterpreted by the author in light of new and sometimes controversial historical approaches to the Bible. Amos is read as the literary product of the Persian-era community in Judah.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9781138618855
• ISBN-10: 1138618853
• Artikelnr.: 60000306

Autorenporträt

James R. Linville is Associate Professor in the Dept. of Religious Studies at the University of Lethbridge in southern Alberta, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
Part I Imagining Amos: Landscaping Amos' cosmic temple
Amos among the historians, mythmakers and poets. Part II Speech and Theophany: The words of Amos: Amos 1:1-2
Eight nations: Amos 1:3-2:16
The mantle of Amos: Amos 3:1-15
On mountains and high places: Amos 4:1-13. Part III Speech and Silence: Lament: Amos 5:1-17
Festival of exile: Amos 5:18-27
No one, no sound, nothing: Amos 6. Part IV Who Will Not Prophesy?: Deception: Amos 7:1-17
Silent harvest: Amos 8:1-14
The capital: Amos 9:1-6
The turning: Amos 9:7-15
Bibliography
Indexes.