Joel and Amos

by Hubbard, David Allan

• ISBN13: 9780830842254
• ISBN10: 083084225X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-07-30
• Publisher: Ivp Academic

Summary

Joel's arresting imagery--blasting trumpet, darkened sun and marching hosts--has shaped the church's eschatological vision of a day of wrath.Amos's ringing indictments--callous oppression, heartless worship and self-seeking gain--have periodically awakened the conscience of God's people.Twenty-five-hundred years after they were first born, those prophetic words never fail to awaken and arrest. Viewed against the background of their culture and society, artistry and context, these visions and oracles take on even more vibrant colors and cleaner lines.This commentary is a valuable guide to the fascinating world and challenging word of these two prophets. Ever mindful of the wider context and composition of these ancient but living texts, David Hubbard shows how Joel and Amos addressed Israel's mind and heart.The original, unrevised text of this volume has been completely retypeset and printed in a larger, more attractive format with the new cover design for the series

Table of Contents

General preface

Author's Preface

Chief Abbreviations

Select bibliography

Joel

Introduction

The Prophecy of Joel

The Place in the Canon

The Date of the Book

The Setting of the Book

Unity and Structure

The Message

Joel and the New Testament

Analysis

Commentary

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