Amos--The Prophet and His Oracles: Research on the Book of Amos

by M. Daniel Carroll R.

Overview

The book of Amos holds a unique and central place among the canonical prophetic literature and presents a special array of issues for scholarly discussion. This book provides a thorough and balanced overview of the history of scholarship on the book of Amos, two essays that trace the history of scholarship and offer promising lines for further inquiry, a substantial anthology of readings of the multiple ways Amos has been analyzed and appropriated, an extensive and current bibliography, and notes on doctoral dissertations conducted in recent years. The result is a comprehensive compendium of resources for scholarly writing on the book of Amos.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664224554
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	08/30/2002
Edition description:	1ST
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

M. Daniel Carroll R. is Distinguished Professor of Old Testament at Denver Seminary in Littleton, Colorado. He is the author of several books, including Character Ethics and the Old Testament, published by WJK.