Understanding the Book of Amos
Author | : Gerhard F. Hasel |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2019-08-08 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781532686481 |
ISBN-10 | : 153268648X |
Rating | : 4/5 (8X Downloads) |
Download or read book Understanding the Book of Amos written by Gerhard F. Hasel and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-08-08 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An explosion of scholarly treatments of the book of Amos leaves one wondering: What do we know for sure about the prophet, his time, and his writing? Gerhard Hasel synthesizes the latest rethinking of the prophet’s vocation, background, purpose, themes, and motifs to explain why Amos is “a microcosm for the study of all the prophetic writings of the Old Testament.” The most extensive bibliography on Amos ever compiled enables further study.