Cohesion and Genre Blending in Prophetic Literature, Using Amos 5 as a Case Study

This study draws on Systemic Functional Linguistics and Cognitive Theory to explore genre blending in Amos 5. It demonstrates that Amos 5 is both a plausibly cohesive and coherent text, and that the text is made up of sub-sections of identifiably distinct genres of prophetic literature.

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Main Author: Toffelmire, Colin M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The National Library of Canada 2021
In: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Year: 2021, Volume: 21, Pages: 1-23
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Amos 5 / Gender mainstreaming / Prophecy / Methodology
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
HB Old Testament
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Summary:This study draws on Systemic Functional Linguistics and Cognitive Theory to explore genre blending in Amos 5. It demonstrates that Amos 5 is both a plausibly cohesive and coherent text, and that the text is made up of sub-sections of identifiably distinct genres of prophetic literature.
ISSN:1203-1542
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5508/jhs29598