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The Presence Of The Covenant Motif In Amos 1:2-2:16, Reinaldo W. Siqueira
The Presence Of The Covenant Motif In Amos 1:2-2:16, Reinaldo W. Siqueira
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The presence and use of the OT covenant(s) in the book of Amos has been a highly debated issue for the last century among OT scholars. The dissertation attempts to address this issue through an exegetical study of the "Oracles Against the Nations" of Amos 1:2-2:16. This pericope of Amos was chosen because it has played a central role in the argumentation that denies the existence of any notion of covenant in the book.
Chapter 1 introduces the controversy that surrounds the issue of the presence or absence of covenant in Amos, while chapter 2 surveys the scholarly debate and …