Amos Overheard: Amos 7:10–17, Its Addressees, and Its Audience

This article argues that the depiction of Amos in 7:10–17 reflects the post-exilic scribal turn in prophecy and was meant to legitimize this new mode of prophecy for Yehudite audiences. Much of the scholarship on 7:10–17 focuses on what Amos’s words meant to Amaziah and vice versa, but the addresse...

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Main Author: Andrew Davis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Library 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of Hebrew Scriptures
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Online Access:https://jhsonline.org/index.php/jhs/article/view/29606