Social Identity and the Book of Amos (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) - Softcover

King, Andrew M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0567698416 ISBN 13: 9780567698414

Publisher: T&T Clark, 2022

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.

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About the Authors

Andrew M. King is Assistant Dean of Spurgeon College and Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Spurgeon College, USA

Laura Quick is Assistant Professor of Religion and Judaic Studies at Princeton University, USA.

Jacqueline Vayntrub is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Yale University, USA

Edition details

• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0567698416
• ISBN 13: 9780567698414
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 170