The book of Amos and its audiences: prophecy, poetry, and rhetoric
Analyses the poetic audiences of the book of Amos by distinguishing the textual addressee from its actual audiences.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Davis, Andrew R., 1978-, The book of Amos and its audiences : Prophecy, Poetry, and Rhetoric] (2023) (Hibbard, James Todd, 1968 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Society for Old Testament Study Monographs
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Amos
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
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| Summary: | Analyses the poetic audiences of the book of Amos by distinguishing the textual addressee from its actual audiences. Cover -- Half-title page -- Series page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: Multiple Audiences, Overhearing, and Entrapment -- 2 Overhearing in Lyric Poetry, Roman Satire, and Biblical Poetry -- Introduction -- Overhearing English Lyric Poetry -- Overhearing Roman Satire -- Overhearing Biblical Poetry -- 3 A Moveable Feast: The Multiple Addressees and Audiences of Amos 6:1-7 -- Introduction -- The Historical Background of 6:2 -- Insights from Exegesis of Amos 6:2 -- A Feast in the Funhouse Mirror (6:3-7) -- Wine Bowls (mizrāqê yayin) - Verse 6aα -- Anointing with Top-Quality Oil (rē'šît šĕmānîm yimšāh· û) - Verse 6aβ -- "A Sabbath of Violence" (šebet ḥāmās) - Verse 3b -- The Lazy Days of marzēaḥ Are Over - Verse 7 -- The Overreaders of Amos 6:1-7 -- 4 Foreign Address and Home Audiences in Amos 3:9-11 -- Introduction -- The Date and Historical Setting of Amos 3:9 -- Addressees and Audiences of Amos 3:9-11 -- Samaria as a Cautionary Tale and the Composition of Amos 3:9-11 -- 5 Scribal Prophecy and the Post-Exilic Audience of Amos 7:10-17 -- Introduction -- Dating Amos 7:10-17 to the Post-Exilic Period -- Redefining Amos as a Scribal Prophet -- A Rural Prophet for a Rural Audience -- Zechariah 13:5 as a Contemporary Intertext -- Leaving Behind Bethel -- Conclusion -- 6 Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Subjects. |
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| ISBN: | 1009255827 |