Amos in Song and Book Culture
Overview
Amos in Song and Book Culture 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’s 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 festivals. The book’s interest focuses on the performer and his times.
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- Provides seven poems composed by Amos
- Attempts to discover the original writing of Amos
- Examines recurring themes, motifs, and language of the text
- Title: Amos in Song and Book Culture
- Author: Joyce Rilett Wood
- Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press
- Publication Date: 2002
- Pages: 260