The Theology of the Book of Amos( Old Testament Theology)

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1 AMOS: THE CRITICAL ISSUES ................. 1 Compositional Theories 3 Option i: Most of the Book Comes from Amos 3 Option 2: The Book Is the Result of a Process of Editing 10 Option 3: The Book Is a Deliberate Literary Production 22 Option 4: "Amos" as a Later Invention 28 Amos and the Book of the Twelve 32 The Prophet and the Book 38 2 RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND PRACTICE IN AMOS`s DAY ... 52 Popular Ideas of God 53 The Oracles against the Nations: Morality in War 57 The Day of YHWH 61 Sacrifice and Temples 66 Morality Conclusion 67 3 THE THEOLOGY OF AMOS AND HIS CIRCLE ....... 70 Israel`s Non-election and the Coming Disaster National Sin Condemnation of the Sacrificial Cult Repentance and Salvation? The Covenant 4 THEOLOGICAL THEMES IN THE ADDITIONS TO THE BOOK OF AMOS ............ Covenant Torah Prophecy Idolatry Judgment The Remnant The House of David The Transformation of Nature Conclusion 5 THE THEOLOGY OF THE BOOK OF AMOS Three Approaches to the Final Form Redaction and Composition Criticism Literary Criticism Canonical Readings A Theology of Amos? THE RECEPTION OF THE THEOLOGY OF AMOS. . . Amos in Ancient Israel, in the Early Church, and at Qumran Amos in Rabbinic Judaism and the Christian Fathers Amos in the Teaching of Savonarola Amos during the Reformation and in Critical Scholarship Amos in Liberation Theology 7 THE THEOLOGY OF AMOS THEN AND NOW. The Idea of God Corporate and Individual Identity Covenant Theological Ethics Divine Action Eschatology