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Tables of Contents for Amos-The Prophet and His Oracles
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
Abbreviations
ix
PART I: Essays on Amos Research
A History of Amos Research: From Wellhausen until 1990
3
28
Introduction
3
1
The Prophet as a Creative Religious Genius
4
8
Locating the Prophet Socially and Theologically
12
6
The Quest for What Lies Behind, Within, and in Front of the Text
18
12
Conclusion
30
1
The State of Amos Research: Present Trends and Projections into the Twenty--first Century
31
22
Reconstructing What Lies behind the Text
31
12
Reading What Lies within the Text
43
4
In front of the Text and into the World
47
1
Conclusion: Where Does Amos Research Go from Here?
48
5
Reading Amos from the Margins: The Impact of Context on Interpretation Since 1990
53
22
Introduction
53
1
Readings from the First World
54
13
Readings from the Two-Thirds World
67
5
Conclusion
72
3
PART II: Bibliographies for Amos Research
Introductory Works, Commentaries, and Monographs
75
34
Bibliographies
75
1
Concordances
76
1
Critical Surveys and Introductions
77
2
Representative Listing of Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
79
1
Commentaries
80
20
Monographs and Books, Both Scholarly and Popular
100
9
Specific Topics and Significant Blocks of Text
109
28
Specific Topics
109
22
The Man and the Book within the Study of Prophetism
109
1
Historical and Personal Background of the Prophet and the Book
109
5
Composition, Structure, and Literary Style
114
4
Textual Criticism and Ancient Versions
118
1
Amos and the Book of the Twelve
119
1
Use at Qumran and in Rabbinic Literature
120
1
Use in the New Testament
120
1
General Theology and Message
121
3
Theological Traditions
124
3
Specific Topics of Theology
127
2
Contemporary Relevance and Pastoral Use
129
2
Significant Blocks of Text
131
6
Studies on the Book as a Whole
131
1
Oracles against the Nations (1:3--2:16)
131
3
Doxologies (or Hymns) (4:13; 5:8--9; 9:5--6)
134
1
Woe Oracles (5:18; 6:1; cf. 2:7; 5:7; 6:13)
135
1
Visions (7:1--9; 8:1--3; 9:1--4)
135
2
Chapters and Verses
137
26
Doctoral Dissertations, 1985--2000
163
14
Introduction
163
1
Dissertations Dedicated Solely to Amos
163
7
Selected Dissertations that Deal with Amos in the Context of Broader Discussions
170
6
A Listing of D.Min. Dissertations
176
1
Notes
177
28
Acknowledgments
205
2
Author Index
207
12
Scripture Index
219
4
Subject Index
223