A Prophet in Debate
The Rhetoric of Persuasion in the Book of Amos
1st Edition
Published on 1. June 2003
372 pages
978-0-567-33701-6 (ISBN)
Description
An investigation of the literary structure and rhetorical challenge that prompted the book's production. Moller argues that the book of Amos captures and presents the debate between Amos and his eighth-century audience. When read in the light of Israel's fall, the presentation of Amos struggling (and failing) to convince his contemporaries of the imminent divine punishment functions as a powerful warning to subsequent Judaean readers.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-0-567-33701-6 (9780567337016)
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Book
11/2009
Sheffield Academic Press
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Person
Karl Möller received his Ph.D. from Cheltenham & Gloucester College, UK, where he now works as a researcher in the School of Theology and Religious Studies.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Part I: READING AMOS-A COMMUNICATION-THEORETICAL APPROACH
- Introduction: AMOS AND THE RHETORIC OF PERSUASION
- 1. Contextualizing Rhetorical Criticism
- 2. Definition and Procedural Outline of Rhetorical Criticism
- 3. Rhetorical Criticism and the Study of Amos
- Chapter 1 RHETORICAL STRUCTURE
- 1. Parameters for Structural Investigation
- 2. Structural Outlines for Amos: An Evaluation
- 3. The Macrostructure of Amos
- Chapter 2 RHETORICAL SITUATION AND STRATEGY
- 1. Rhetorical Situation and Problem
- 2. Rhetorical Strategy
- Part II: THE RHETORIC OF AMOS 1-4
- Chapter 3 AMOS 1-2
- 1. Amos 1.1-2
- 2. Amos 1.3-2.16
- Chapter 4 AMOS 3
- 1. Amos 3.1-2,13-15
- 2. Amos 3.3-8
- 3. Amos 3.9-11
- 4. Amos 3.12
- 5. The Rhetorical Structure of Amos 3
- 6. The Rhetorical Function of Amos 3
- Chapter 5 AMOS 4
- 1. Amos 4.1-3
- 2. Amos 4.4-5
- 3. Amos 4.6-11
- 4. Amos 4.12-13
- 5. The Rhetorical Structure and Function of Amos 4
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index of References
- Index of Authors
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
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- G
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- I
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- K
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