The prophetic voice of Amos on contemporary social justice
"This volume comprehensively examines all texts dealing with social justice in the Prophecy of Amos. It also provides evidence of contemporary systemic social injustice. The volume then reflects on how biblical social justice is relevant to the contemporary quest for social justice. This volume...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
[2023]
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| In: |
Biblical interpretation series (volume 215)
Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | Biblical interpretation series
volume 215 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Amos
/ Social justice (Motif)
/ Hermeneutics
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament NCC Social ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Amos
Criticism, interpretation
B Social Justice Religious aspects |
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Table of Contents Blurb Literaturverzeichnis |
| Summary: | "This volume comprehensively examines all texts dealing with social justice in the Prophecy of Amos. It also provides evidence of contemporary systemic social injustice. The volume then reflects on how biblical social justice is relevant to the contemporary quest for social justice. This volume demonstrates that irrespective of the hermeneutical challenges, the principles gleaned from the pages of the Hebrew Bible can dialogue effectively with modern issues and deduce living principles that could enable us to deal with issues that confront us today. It is thus a framework by which biblical social justice illuminates the contemporary quest for social justice"-- |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 265-296 |
| Physical Description: | XXX, 313 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9004681582 |