Title Amos, the prophet : the man and his background / Hans Walter Wolff ; translated by Foster R. McCurley ; edited, with an introduction by John Reumann.

Publication Info.	Philadelphia : Fortress Press, [1973]
	©1973

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	224.8 W855A	Check Shelf

Description	xii, 100 pages ; 18 cm
Note	Translation of Amos' geistige Heimat.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-96).
Contents	I. Rhetorical forms characteristic of Amos : 1. The didactic question -- 2. The "woe-cry" (wehe-ruf) -- 3. The numerical sequence (zahlenspruch) -- 4. The exhortation speech (manhnrede).
	II. Characteristic themes : 1. Israel and the nations -- 2. The "right" way (das gerade) -- 3. Justice and righteousness (rechtsordnung und rechtverhalten) -- 4. Individual themes : Antithetical word-pairs ; The poor and needy ; An extravagant life.
	III. Peripheral problems : 1. Tekoa -- 2. The house of Isaac -- 3. Amos and Isaiah -- 4. Wisdom and the proclamation of judgment -- Conclusion: Amos lives out of the oral tradition of ancient Israelite clan wisdom.
Subject	Amos (Biblical prophet)
	Bible. Amos -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
	Amos (Biblical prophet) (OCoLC)fst00007159
	Bible. Amos. (OCoLC)fst01892886
	Amos (Biblical prophet)
	Bible. Amos -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre/Form	Biography. (DNLM)D019215
	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
	Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
	Biographies.
Added Author	Reumann, John, editor, author of introduction.
Added Title	Amos' geistige Heimat. English
ISBN	0800600126
	9780800600129

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