Amos in song and book culture /

Amos in song and book culture /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Rilett Wood, Joyce Louise.
Imprint:	London ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, ©2002.
Description:	1 online resource (249 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 337 Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 337.
Subject:	Bible. -- Amos -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. -- Amos. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11183529

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ISBN:	9780567332363 0567332365 9781841272443 1841272442
Notes:	Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Toronto School of Theology, 1993. Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-234) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	This study argues that the gist and movement of the prophecy in the book of Amos can be attributed to Amos himself, who composed a coherent cycle of poetry. His dire predictions came after the Fall of Samaria but before the Fall of Jerusalem. Writing a century later, the author of the book preserved but updated Amos' text by fitting it into a developing literary, historical and prophetic tradition. Amos is used as a test case to show that prophecy originated in the performing arts but was later transformed into history and biography. The original prophecy is a song Amos recited at symposia or.
Other form:	Print version: Rilett Wood, Joyce Louise. Amos in song and book culture. London ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, ©2002 1841272442 9781841272443

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 THE WRITTEN PROPHECY; Chapter 2 WRITING AND EDITING IN AMOS; Chapter 3 PROPHECY AS A PERFORMING ART AND THE EMERGENCE OF BOOK CULTURE; Chapter 4 PROPHETIC TRADITION AND CULTURAL CONTEXT; Chapter 5 FROM SONG CULTURE TO BOOK CULTURE; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors.