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The book of Amos is full of wordplays, double entendres, pictorial visions, and direct statements of fact and judgment. Smith’s job is to address the historical, stylistic and interpretative aspects of Amos: not just what is written, but also how and why the prophecies are recorded. To do this, Smith divides each of his chapters as follows: • Important textual and philological questions •...

Three areas of background information significantly influence the content of 5:21–27: (1) the setting and use of woe oracles; (2) the origin and theological beliefs surrounding the Day of Yahweh idea; and (3) the nature of worship practiced in Israel. When Amos spoke, people had a general knowledge of what he was talking about; therefore it was not necessary to go into a long description of what the people expected on the Day of Yahweh. The audience was also aware of the images and gods
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