<p>Der Kommentar legt das Amos-Buch so aus, wie es in der Hebraischen Bibel uberliefert ist: als Sammlung der Worte eines Propheten, der im 8. Jahrhundert v. Chr. auftritt, dem Konigreich Israel wegen der sozialen und kultischen Vergehen seiner Oberschicht das Ende ansagt, am Schluss aber den Uberlebenden der Katastrophe aus Juda und Israel eine sichere Zukunft in uberbordendem Wohlstand ankundigt. Die diachrone Analyse zeichnet den Weg von der nur noch in Umrissen erkennbaren Botschaft des namengebenden Propheten uber die Bearbeitungen seiner ersten Tradenten nach dem Ende des Nordreichs Israel bis zur Letztgestalt, die wohl aus der persischen Epoche stammt, nach. Schlaglichtartig werden Rezeptionen des Buches von anderen alttestamentlichen Schriften an bis in die Gegenwart beleuchtet.</p>

Amos (Internationaler Exegetischer Kommentar zum Alten Testament (IEKAT)) (German Edition)

Religion & Spirituality

Kessler, Rainer

Christian Books & Bibles

Kohlhammer Verlag

At present, numerous Middle Eastern states experience turmoil, uprisings, and crises. Chaos, civil war, and vain negotiations seem to indicate the beginning of massive state decline and the end of the Middle East as we have known it. Discussing state formation and state decline in a historical perspective renders important insights into the region's inner mechanisms: The Near and Middle East is one of the regions in which the earliest state formations of humanity took place; its 5,000 years of history provide many examples of the formation, the continuity, and the decline of states. History carries its consequences into the present, and current zones of conflict cannot be understood without an in-depth understanding of its historical roots. The volume State Formation and State Decline in the Near and Middle East provides a broad overview of the Middle East's diverse history and development. While not aiming at explaining the manifold reasons of the region's current fragility, the contributions focus on the material prerequisites, the social, political, and cultural factors that influence the formation, consolidation, or decline of states.

State Formation and State Decline in the Near and Middle East

History

Middle East

Harrassowitz Verlag

Der Weg zum Leben: Ethik des Alten Testaments

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Gütersloher Verlagshaus

Historia social del antiguo Israel

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Ediciones Sígueme, S.A.

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