the doxologies of Amos and related texts in the Old Testament Crenshaw, James L. creator text xx Missoula, Mont Published by Scholars Press for the Society of Biblical Literature 1975 9999 monographic und eng

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xii, 178 p. ; 25 cm. A history of the interpretation of the doxologies within their contexts : Arguments for interpolation ; The doxologies and their immediate contexts ; Elevated theology within the doxologies ; Philologial considerations ; The doxology in the Septuagint at Hosea 13:4 ; Summary ; The purpose for inserting the doxologies ; Reasons for the doxologies' presence ; Assessment of theories about the doxologies' purpose ; Amos' use of cultic materials -- The text : Various strophic arrangements of the doxologies : Observations about the vocabulary of the doxologies ; Terminology for creation ; Difficult words and phrases ; A strophic reconstruction and translation -- The life setting of the doxologies : The refrain "Yahweh (the god) of hosts is his name" ; Use of the refrain in Amos and Hosea ; Deutero-Isaiah's use of the refrain ; The refrain in the book of Jeremiah ; "Yahweh is his name" ; Conclusion ; Different forms of the refrain ; The refrain's function: Combatting false oath's ; Swearing by deities other than Yahweh ; The prophetic response ; Cultic prayers -- Exposition of the doxologies in their contexts : Amos 4:13 ; Amos 5:8-9 ; Amos 9:5-6. James L. Crenshaw Bible. Amos Criticism, interpretation, etc.Bible Criticism. Amos.Praise of God Biblical teaching BS1585.2 .C73 1975 9780891300168‎0891300163 220922