Amos Among the Prophets

Robert Coote describes the stages of growth of the book of Amos discussing the process of the books gradual formation. Chapter One introduces Cootes approach rationale and method for his analysis. Chapter Two deals with the oracles of doom basically the oral legacy of the prophet himself. Chapter Three shows how the words of Amos were reactualized and composed in their seventh century setting. Chapter Four comes to grips with the book of Amos as a theological whole as it now stands in the biblical canon. This book also serves as a useful resource for understanding pre-exilic prophecy because of the many similarities between Amoss message and other prophetic traditions which Coote highlights. Robert B. Coote is Professor of Old Testament at San Francisco Theological Seminary.