A Fresh Look at Amos 4:1-3 and Its Imagery
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For a couple of decades, if not centuries, the textual, syntactical, and semantic problems of Amos 4:1-3 have so engaged the attention of commentators to the detriment of a straightforward interpretation of the oracle. is article sets out to examine afresh some of those thorny literary issues. Its findings show that the apparent illogical grammar and imagery of the oracle serve prophetic needs. For it is on such a figurative language that the prophet sets the polarity between YHWH's indictment and judgment of the upper rich class of Israelite society and, consequently, his message.
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A Fresh Look at Amos 4:1-3 and Its Imagery
In: Vetus TestamentumSearch for other papers by Emmanuel Nwaoru in
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Google Scholar
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Abstract
For a couple of decades, if not centuries, the textual, syntactical, and semantic problems of Amos 4:1-3 have so engaged the attention of commentators to the detriment of a straightforward interpretation of the oracle. is article sets out to examine afresh some of those thorny literary issues. Its findings show that the apparent illogical grammar and imagery of the oracle serve prophetic needs. For it is on such a figurative language that the prophet sets the polarity between YHWH's indictment and judgment of the upper rich class of Israelite society and, consequently, his message.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 219 | 56 | 33 |
| Full Text Views | 104 | 15 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 120 | 36 | 1 |