Wholesale Understanding the Book of Amos - Paperback

by Gerhard F. Hasel (Author) An explosion of scholarly treatments of the Book of Amos leaves one wondering: What do we know for sure about the prophet, his time, and his writing? Gerhard Hasel synthesizes the latest rethinking of the prophet's vocation, background, purpose, themes, and motifs to explain why Amos is ""a microcosm for the study of all the prophetic writings of the Old Testament."" The most extensive bibliography on Amos ever compiled enables further study. Author Biography Gerhard Hasel is a professor of Old Testament and biblical theology, Theological Seminary, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan. He is author of Old Testament Theology, Jonah: Messenger of the Eleventh Hour, and Biblical Interpretation Today. Number of Pages: 172 Dimensions: 0.37 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: August 08, 2019