Amos
Subtitle: a new translation with introduction and commentary
By: Göran Eidevall
Series: Anchor Yale Bible -- volume 24G; Bible -- v. 24G.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780300178784
Subjects: Commentaries; Bible
Work titles: Bible. Amos. English. Eidevall. 2017
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 37-75) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: I. Aim and profile of this  commentary; title: II. From the prophet Amos to the  book of Amos. The quest for the historical Amos ; Attempts to date the activities of Amos with precision ; Amos as a cultic professional or as  an anti-cultic prophet ; Calling off the quest : outline of  an alternative approach; title: III. The book of Amos as a literary composition ; Genres within the book ; Structural symmetry ; Thematic threads ; Reading the book of Amos as a drama; title: IV. History of composition and  redaction. Theological diversity and questions regarding authorship ; Historical contexts for the book's messages ; On the advantages and limitations of redaction criticism ; Before the book : the very first stage ; Three versions of the book : a tentative reconstruction ; Amos and the Book of the twelve; title: V. Ancient and modern interpretations of the book of Amos. Early Amos reception ; Amos at Qumran ; Amos in the New Testament ; Amos in premodern Jewish and Christian exegesis ; Amos in the modern era : a spokesman for the poor ; Interpretive guidelines for this commentary; title: VI. Text and translation. The Masoretic text ; Fragmentary manuscripts from the Judean Desert ; The Septuagint and the other ancient versions; title: Translation; title: Notes and comments.