Social Identity and the Book of Amos

✍ Scribed by Andrew M. King

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Year: 2021
Tongue: English
Leaves: 169
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

What, according to the Book of Amos, does it mean to be the people of God?
In this book, Andrew M. King employs a Social Identity Approach (SIA), comprised of Social Identity Theory and Self-Categorization Theory, to explore the relationship between identity formation and the biblical text. Specifically, he examines the identity-forming strategies embedded in the Book of Amos.
King begins by outlining the Social Identity Approach, especially its use in Hebrew Bible scholarship. Turning to the Book of Amos, he analyzes group dynamics and intergroup conflicts (national and interpersonal), as well as Amos's presentation of Israel's history and Israel's future. King provides extensive insight into the rhetorical strategies in Amos that shape the trans-temporal audience's sense of self. To live as the people of God, according to Amos, readers and hearers must adopt norms defined by a proper relationship to God that results in the proper treatment of others.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Social Identity Approach
Social Identity
An Outline of the Social Identity Approach
Beginnings of the Social Identity Approach
Social Identity Theory
Self-Categorization Theory
Texts and Identity
Application in Hebrew Bible Studies
Conclusion
Chapter 3 The People of God in Amos: The Prophet and Prototypicality
Intergroup Conflict from a Social Identity Perspective
Oracles Against the Nations (Amos 1:3–2:16)
The Confrontation at Bethel (Amos 7:10-17)
Amaziah’s Complaint (7:10-11)
Amaziah’s Address (7:12-13)
Amos’s Response (7:14-17)
Conclusion
Chapter 4 History and Social Identity in Amos
Social Memory
The Past in Amos
2:9-12
3:1-2
4:6-11
5:25-26
09:07
Conclusion
Chapter 5 Eschatology and Social Identity in Amos
The Day of YHWH Motif
The Remnant Motif
The Restoration of Israel
The Future and Identity-Formation
Conclusion
Chapter 6 Conclusion
Bibliography
Index of References
Index of Authors

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