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Varying Form of Title: | Prophetic poetics in Latin American perspective
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ISBN: | 9780567620927 0567620921 9781850752974 1850752974
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Digital file characteristics: | data file
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Notes: | Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sheffield, 1991. Includes bibliographical references and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
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Summary: | This learned volume offers a close reading of chapters 3 to 6 of the book of Amos, and attempts to locate biblical study and theological reflection within the complex cultural context of Latin America. The author prefaces his study with a wide-ranging survey of the continuing debate over the proper use of the Bible as a model for the structures of society. The author's particular focus is Latin America, and through sociological and textual analysis, he seeks to define the role of the prophetic biblical voice in this society and presses for a recognition of moral complexities and a constant que.
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Other form: | Print version: Carroll R., M. Daniel. Contexts for Amos. Sheffield : JSOT Press, 1992 1850752974 9781850752974
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