The Book of Amos (New International Commentary on the Old Testament)

by M. Daniel Carroll R.

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2020

Overview

In this commentary on the book of Amos, Daniel Carroll combines a detailed reading of the Hebrew text with attention to its historical background and current relevance. What makes this volume unique is its special attention to Amos’s literary features and what they reveal about the book’s theology and composition. Instead of reconstructing a hypothetical redactional history, this commentary offers a close reading of the canonical form against the backdrop of the eighth century BCE.

Key Features

• Provides verse-by-verse commentary
• Focuses on Amos’s literary features and what they reveal about the book’s theology and composition
• Examines the historical background and current relevance

Product Details

• Title: The Book of Amos
• Author: M. Daniel Carroll R.
• Series: New International Commentary on the Old Testament (NICOT)
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Publication Date: 2020
• Pages: 640
• Resource Type: Commentary
• Topic: Amos

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About M. Daniel Carroll R.

M. Daniel Carroll R. (Rodas) (PhD, University of Sheffield) is Blanchard Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School in Wheaton, Illinois. He is also an adjunct professor at El Seminario Teol--gico Centroamericano in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Carroll previously taught at Denver Seminary, where he founded IDEAL, a theology program offered in Spanish. He speaks frequently on the topic of immigration and is the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including Wrestling with the Violence of God: Soundings in the Old Testament and a forthcoming commentary on the Book of Amos.