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Overreading Amos: Southern Entrapment and Prophetic Identity in the Book of AmosDavis, Andrew R. January 2021 (has links)
Thesis advisor: Richard Clifford / Thesis advisor: Angela Kim Harkins / Thesis (STL) — Boston College, 2021. / Submitted to: Boston College. School of Theology and Ministry. / Discipline: Sacred Theology.
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Prophetic rhetoric : a multidimensional interpretation of Amos 9Rinquest, Linzay 04 1900 (has links)
Thesis (DTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2003 / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The issue of the identification of the audience/s of the final chapter (chapter 9) in the
book of Amos is currently moot. That is, there currently are as many opinions as there
are scholars who have in some form or the other made some inference as to the
identification of the audience. The same is true for the preceding chapters in the book.
The reasons for the divergence in opinions as to the identification of the audience varies
from the methods chosen for engaging the text to reasons that are not always easy to
identify. Yet the opinions are often freel y shared in the monographs, commentaries,
dissertations and scholarly journal articles. This dissertation aims to follow an approach
that is more interpretatively accountable and responsible in dealing with the
identification of the audience/s of Amos and in particular chapter 9. This goal is best
achieved by interacting with the scholars as they have recorded their findings in the
various scholarly publications while engaging the text with a suitable method.
The method chosen by this study for achieving the intended purpose is the
multidimensional approach of Vernon Robbins, termed socio-rhetorical criticism. This
approach aids in the study of the text by uncovering the various "textures" of the text.
These textures are identified by Robbins as innertexture, intertexture, social and cultural
texture, ideological texture and sacred texture. As socio-rhetorical criticism does not
overtly take into account the influence of the reader in the production of the meaning of
the text and how this influences interpretative results, it would be necessary to
investigate how to incorporate the influence of reader-response methodology to make
the results more responsible and accountable. The majority of scholarly opinion sees at least three possible audiences identifiable
within the book of Amos. These audiences are identified as eighth, seventh and sixth
century in setting. Yet the reasons for such identification is often not clear and greatly
debated. Differences in opinion have often resulted in religious questions being raised
regarding the authority and intention of the text should these various audience
identifications be accurate.
This study seeks to understand and identify the main influences that determines the
conclusions on various audience identification and present an approach that would be
more suitable to answer the question more clearly. The particular influence that this
study demonstrates is the reinvention of texts by identifying the layers of
reinterpretation contained in the text by identifying its implied audience/so It is this
identification that allows the text to be applied to current readers as they identify with
the process of reinvention and ethically accountable interpretation. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Daar bestaan op die oomblik geen finale beslissing aangaande die identiteit van die
toehoorders van die finale hoofstuk van die boek van Amos nie Met ander woorde, daar
is op die oomblik so veel opinies as wat daar kenners is wie op een of ander manier
gevolgtrekkings aangaande die identiteit van die toehoorders van die boek gemaak het.
Redes aangaande die verskillende opinies om die identiteit van toehoorders vas te stel
wissel van die metodes gekies om die teks te bestudeer tot redes wat rue al te maklik is
om te identifiseer nie. Maar gevolgtrekkings word openbaarlik in monografiee,
kommentare, proefskrifte en akademiese artikels aangaande die boek gepubliseer.
Hierdie proefskrif stel as doel om 'n metode van studie te volg wat meer
verantwoordelik en verantwoordbaar is ten opsigte van die identifikasie van die lesers
van die boek Amos en in besonder aangaande hoofstuk 9. Hierdie doel sal ten beste
bereik word deur saam met die kenners te debateer soos hulle opinies vasgele is in
publikasies en terwyl die teks bestudeer word.
Die metode wat hierdie studie gaan gebruik, is die multidimensionele benadering van
Vernon Robbins, sosio-retoriese kritiek. Hierdie metode benader die teks deur die
verskillende teksture van die teks te ontbloot. Hierdie teksture is deur Robbins
verduidelik as intertekstuur, intratekstuur, sosiale en kulturele tekstuur, ideologiese
tekstuur en teologiese tekstuur. Omdat sosiale-retoriese kritiek nie duidelik die invloed
van die leser in ag neem wanneer dit die produksie van die bedoeling van die teks
betrek, sal dit vir hierdie studie nodig wees om hierdie invloed deur leser-respons kritiek te benader. Die doel hiermee sal wees om die resultate van die studie meer eties
verantwoordbaar en verantwoordelik te maak.
Die meeste kenners bevestig ten minste drie toehoorders in die boek van Amos. Hierdie
toehoorders word geidentifiseer in agtergrond as agste, sewende en sesde eeu. Maar
soos alreeds gestel, die redes vir hierdie identifikasie is altyd nie duidelik nie. Verskille
in opinies het soms daartoe gely dat teologiese vrae aangaande die outoriteit en doel van
die teks gevra is sou die identifikasie van verskillende toehoorders waar wees.
Hierdie studie stel ten doel om die verskillende aspekte wat die gevolgtrekkinge
beinvloed aangaande die identifikasie van toehoorders te identifiseer en 'n benadering te
volg wat meer geskik is om die vraag beter te kan beantwoord. Hierdie studie
demonstreer dus dat die interpretasie van die teks deur die verskillende lesers bepaal
kan word deur die teks te bestudeer vanuit die oogpunt van die verskillende interpretasie
binne die teks. Dit is hierdie identifikasie wat die toepassing van die teks moontlik maak
vir huidige lesers soos hulle identifiseer met die proses van die herinterpretasie en etiese
verantwoordelike interpretasie van die teks.
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The intricate relationship between politics and religion in the Hebrew bible : the prophet Amos as a case studyWax, Kevin Patrick 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2013. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Politics, in modern society, has become intimately associated with poor governance, fraud and
corruption, social decay, abuse of power, indifference to the plight of the poor, squandering of
critical resources and self-enrichment. This situation has been further aggravated by the debate
that religion and politics should be kept separate at all costs. The demand for social justice in
marginalised communities has increased dramatically over the last few decades. The escalation
of human conflict, poverty, social inequality and corrupt practices across the globe over recent
years, demands a radical reassessment of how the human race engages politically, socially and
economically with each other.
Hebrew classical prophets such as Hosea, Amos, Isaiah and Micah have through their
messages of condemnation, indictment, punishment and hope confronted the serious political and
social challenges that prevailed during and subsequent to their time. They demonstrated immense
bravery against the established order of the day as they proclaimed Yahweh’s gross displeasure
and divine judgement for the manner in which those in power had treated the poor. Amos, in
particular, has captivated scholars over many decades as they dissected every emotion, historical
context, social structure, biblical tradition and literary convention in order to understand his
message.
This study is an attempt to re-evaluate the critical balance between politics and religion as
demonstrated in the divine mandate provided to kings, centuries ago in the ancient Near East, to
rule in a just and righteous manner. An examination of the role and function of the prophets,
their relationship with the political and religious structures of the day as well as an exegetical
study of selected Amos texts has been undertaken to determine how this social imbalance was
addressed by the prophets. A general hypothesis is advanced to restore this intricate balance
between modern politics and religion. The study further enables a theological re-evaluation of
how this balance could possibly be pursued as a potential catalyst for its overall social
restoration. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die politiek, in die hedendaagse samelewing, word nou geassosieer met swak regering, bedrog
en korrupsie, sosiale verrotting, misbruik van mag, onverskilligheid teenoor die ellende van die
armes, verkwisting van kritiese hulpbronne en selfverryking. Hierdie situasie word verder
vererger as gevolg van ‘n debat wat daarop aandring dat die politiek en die godsdiens ten alle
koste apart gehou moet word. Die aandrang vir sosiale geregtigheid in verarmde gemeenskappe
het dramaties toegeneem oor die laaste dekades. Die progressiewe toename in menslike konflik,
armoede, sosiale ongelykheid en omkopery wêreldwyd, die onlangse jare, vereis ‘n radikale herevaluering
oor hoe die mensdom met mekaar oor die weg kom polities, sosiaal en ekonomies.
Die Bybels-Hebreeuse profete soos Hosea, Amos, Jesaja en Miga het met hulle
boodskappe van aanklag, straf en hoop die ernstige politieke en sosiale uitdagings wat gedurende
hulle tyd geheers het gekonfronteer. Hulle het ongekende dapperheid gedemonstreer teen die
destydse owerhede en so Jahwe se intense ontevredenheid en goddelike oordeel verwoord
teenoor die swak behandeling van die armes. Amos, in die besonder, het geleerdes oor die
dekades bekoor en elke emosie, historiese agtergrond, sosiale struktuur, tradisie en literêre
konvensie is benut in ‘n poging om sy boodskap te verstaan.
Hierdie studie is ‘n poging om die sensitiewe balans tussen die politiek en die godsdiens
te her-evalueer in die lig van die beginsel van regverdige regering as goddelike mandaat wat
reeds eeue gelede aan konings van die ou Nabye Ooste opgedra is. ‘n Ondersoek na die rol en
funksie van die profete, hul verhouding met die politieke en godsdienstige strukture van hulle
tyd, sowel as ‘n eksegetiese studie van geselekteerde Amos tekste word onderneem om te bepaal
hoe hierdie sosiale onewewigtigheid hanteer is. ‘n Algemene hipotese word aan die hand gedoen
om die ingewikkelde balans tussen die moderne politiek en godsdiens te herstel. Die studie kan
verder van waarde wees deurdat dit ‘n teologiese herbesinning bied wat kan dien as ‘n moontlike
katalisator vir algehele sosiale restorasie.
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