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A Study on the hopeful oracle in Amos 8-9

  • Korean Journal of Old Testament Studies
  • Abbr : KJOTS
  • 2017, 23(4), pp.119-149
  • DOI : 10.24333/jkots.2017.23.4.119
  • Publisher : Korean Society of Old Testament Studies
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology
  • Received : September 30, 2017
  • Accepted : November 16, 2017

Choi Jong-Won 1

1서울신학대학

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This study aims to show through a compositions approach that Amos 8-9 plays a role as the key to understand the book of Amos as a whole. So far, studies on Amos are limited only to those on its individual units. Amos 8-9 forms a well-organized entity in its literary composition, and the underlying theological thoughts are based on the treaty traditions of the ancient Near East. Around the theological thoughts, the text provides important clues to the formation of the entire book of Amos. The final form of the text helps us to identify the entire fabric of Amos through a compositions approach, along with literary criticism on Amos 8-9. The last formation of Amos was done by a compositor of Amos 8-9, which is believed to have some deuteronomistic traces. As Julius Welhausen discovered, Amos 8-9 can be traced to have postdeuteronomistic characteristics, and Amos's hope can be a clue to show the features of the post-deuteronomistic theology. Amos 8-9 highlights Amos 9:5-7 in its structure, and each themes are clearly identified symmetrically in its chiastic structure. Finally, this study on Amos 8-9 stresses that the book of Amos took the deuteronomistic treaty tradition, and that the cause of the national disaster of Israel lies in the destruction of the contract with God. This position shows Amos is significant in that it reflects Israel's theological thoughts of the post- deuteronomistic age in relation to the texts of all the other minor prophets, and thus we can expect new research activities in the future on the relations between the treaty tradition of the 12 minor prophets and that of the Pentateuch.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.
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