| Amos's Oracles Against the Nations Contributor(s): Barton, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521104084 ISBN-13: 9780521104081 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $32.29 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2009 Annotation: The essential contribution of Amos to Old Testament theology is to be found in his radical criticism of Israel. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament |
| Dewey: 224.8 |
| Series: Society for Old Testament Study Monographs |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.29 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the first two chapters of the book of Amos, the prophet denounces a number of neighbouring nations for committing atrocities in war and then declares Israel to be equally blameworthy in view of the social injustices prevailing in his time (the eighth century BC). Amos is widely held to be ahead of his age, not only in recognising the idea of 'war crimes' but also in attributing to the God if Israel any concern with or power over other nations. In this detailed study of Amos 1 and 2, Dr Barton shows that the book in fact presupposes both these notions; there were already accepted conventions of warfare in the ancient Near Eastern cultures and there was already recognition in Israel of the universality of God's power. The essential contribution of Amos to Old Testament theology is to be found in his radical criticism of Israel and in his prediction that it is about to be destroyed by its own God. |