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 addressee...

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Main Author: Davis, Andrew M. 1987- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The National Library of Canada 2022
In: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Year: 2022, Volume: 22, Pages: 1-22
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Amos 7,10-17 / Prophecy / History 600 BC-300 BC / Addressee / Population / Yehud / Amos, Prophet / Amaziah Judah, King
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
Further subjects:B audience
B scribal
B Yehud
B Prophecy
B Amos
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Summary: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 addressees within the text are not the same as its actual audience. Within the text Amos’s words are addressed to Amaziah, but this article argues that their real audience consisted of rural Yehudites, who were meant to “overhear” the conversation and accept its new scribal version of Amos.
ISSN:1203-1542
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5508/jhs29606