Book of Amos

Overview

• Amos | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Introduction | The New American Commentary: Amos, Obadiah, Jonah

• “Amos, the Book” | The New American Commentary: Amos, Obadiah, Jonah

• Amos | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• “Amos, Book of” | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• “Amos, the Book Of” | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• “Amos, the Book Of” | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Amos | Holman Bible Handbook

• Amos | Holman Bible Handbook

• Amos | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• “Amos, Book Of” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• “Amos, Book of” | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Amos | The Bible Guide

• Amos | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• “Amos, Book of” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

• Amos | Wiersbe’s expository outlines on the Old Testament

Outline

• Outline of Amos | The New American Commentary: Amos, Obadiah, Jonah

• Outline of Contents | Harper’s Bible Dictionary

• Outline | Holman Bible Handbook

• Structure | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Outline | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Content Outline of Amos | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Brief Outline | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Contents

• Contents | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Contents | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Outline of Contents | New Bible Dictionary

• Structure | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Outline | The Bible Guide

• Content | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Authorship

• Authorship and Date | New Bible Dictionary

• Who is Amos? | The Bible Guide

• The Prophet. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Author | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• Author | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Date

• Date | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Date | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Authorship and Date | New Bible Dictionary

• The Date. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Date | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

• “Date, Origin, and Destination” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Purpose

• Message and Purpose | Holman Bible Handbook

• Message and Purpose | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Background and Purpose | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Historical Context

• Factors in the Pre-Prophetic Movement |

• The Basis and Character of the Pre-Prophetic Movement |

• The Historical Setting | The New American Commentary: Amos, Obadiah, Jonah

• Amos’ Era | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 31: Hosea-Jonah

• Historical Setting | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Setting | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Circumstances | New Bible Dictionary

• Amos and the Sacrificial System | New Bible Dictionary

• Historical Setting | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• The Times. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

• Amos the Man | The Bible Reader’s Companion

• Background | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Recipients

• “Date, Origin, and Destination” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Location

• “Date, Origin, and Destination” | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Geography

• Where the Action Takes Place | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Key Figures

• “Amos, the Man” | The New American Commentary: Amos, Obadiah, Jonah

• The Man Amos | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 31: Hosea-Jonah

• The Personal Life of Amos | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Amos and Hosea

• The Ministry of Amos | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Amos and Hosea

• Amos the Prophet | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Biography | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Key People | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Canonicity

• Text and Canon | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Historicity

• Historical and Critical Value | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Amos and the Prophetic Office | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Unity

• Previous Research on Amos | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 31: Hosea-Jonah

Composition

• Composition | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Composition | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Text

• Text and Versions of Amos and Hosea |

• Text and Canon | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Style

• The Poetical Form of Amos and Hosea |

• The Language and Style of Amos and Hosea |

• The Language of Amos | The New American Commentary: Amos, Obadiah, Jonah

• Amos’ Style | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 31: Hosea-Jonah

• The Literary Form of Amos’s Writings | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Amos and Hosea

• Literary and Rhetorical Features | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Structure

• Divisions | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• The Structure of the Book | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 31: Hosea-Jonah

• Structure | Holman Bible Handbook

• Structure | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Structure and Content | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Theological Outline of Amos | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Theme

• “Amos, Book Of” | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Key Themes | The Bible Reader’s Companion

Emphases

• Theological and Ethical Significance | Holman Bible Handbook

• Theological and Ethical Significance | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Theological Ideas and Motifs | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Major Theme | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Message

• The Message of Amos | The New American Commentary: Amos, Obadiah, Jonah

• Amos’ Message | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 31: Hosea-Jonah

• The Message of Amos | A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Amos and Hosea

• Message and Purpose | Holman Bible Handbook

• Message and Purpose | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• The Prophet’s Message | New Bible Dictionary

• Amos Denounces Society | The Bible Guide

• The Message. | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Theology

• Theology | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Theology | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Theological Ideas and Motifs | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Christ in Amos | The Books of the Bible Made Easy

Significance

• Significance | Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Spiritual Content

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Bible Handbook

• Questions for Reflection | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

Bibliography

• Literature on Amos and Hosea |

• Bibliography | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

• Bibliography | Word Biblical Commentary, Volume 31: Hosea-Jonah

• Bibliography | Eerdman’s Dictionary of the Bible

• Bibliography | Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Bible Handbook

• Sources for Additional Study | Holman Concise Bible Commentary

• Bibliography | New Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

• Bibliography | The Bible Knowledge Commentary

Logos Resources

• Amos | Easton’s Bible Dictionary
• Israel’s response: God’s people reject their covenant Lord | A Biblical Theology of the Old Testament
• Amos, Book Of | Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible

External Readings

• A. Bentzen, “The Ritual Background of Amos 1.2-2.16,” Oudtestamentische Studien, VIII (Leiden: Brill, 1950), pp. 85-99.
• R. E. Clements, Prophecy and Covenant, Studies in Biblical Theology, No. 43 (Naperville, Ill: Alec R. Allenson, 1965), chapter. 6.
• D. R. Hillers, Treaty-Curses and the Old Testament Prophecy (Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1964).
• Arvid Schou Kapelrud, Central ideas in Amos (Oslo: Oslo University Press, 1961).
• Arvid Schou Kapelrud, “New Ideas in Amos,” Supplements to Vetus Testamentum, XV (1965), pp. 193-206.
• James L Mays, “Amos,” The Old Testament Library (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1969)
• George Adam Smith, The Book of the Twelve Prophets, I, rev. ed. (New York: Harper & Row, 1940).
• Samuel Tenien, “Amos and Wisdom,” in Israel’s Prophetic Heritage, Essays in honor of James Muilenburg, eds. Bernhard W. Anderson and Walter Harrelson, (New York: Harper & Row, 1962 ), pp. 108-115.
• Gerhard von Rad, Old Testament Theology, vol. II: The Theology of Israel’s Prophetic Traditions (New York: Harper & Row, 1965) pp. 131-32.
• H. H. Rowley, “Was Amos a Nabi?” in Gottes ist der Orient: Festschrift für Prof. D. Dr. Otto Eissfeldt (Berlin: Evangelische Verlaganstalt, 1959), pp. 191-98.
• James M. Ward, Amos and Isaiah: Prophets of the Word of God (New York: Abingdon, 1969).
• Hans Walter Wolff, Amos, the Prophet, trans. by Foster R. McCurley, ed. Reumann by John (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1973).