Resources for the Book of Amos
(Check the Scripture Index
for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes)
- Introductions, Overviews & General Resources:
- Amos at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
- Bible Briefs, Amos: study guide from Virginia Theological Seminary.
- Book of Amos, Wikipedia.
- Book of Amos, The Jewish Encyclopedia, 1905.
- Amos from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
- Introduction to the Book of Amos, New American Bible.
- Introduction and Outline by David Malick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- The World Wide Study Bible on the Book of Amos.
- Amos from Aaron Rittmaster's Hebrew Prophets Web.
- Bible Basics (Amos) by NetMinistries. (Very basic - includes .wav files with pronunciation of Biblical words)
- Walking Through the Bible: Hosea, Joel, Amos.
- Biblenotes summary: Amos.
- Commentary, Exegesis, Studies,etc.:
- Amos, Geneva Study Bible, 1599.
- Amos, Matthew Henry Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1706.
- Amos, Wesley's Notes, c 1760.
- Amos, Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871.
- Amos, Scofield Reference Notes, 1917.
- Book of the Twelve, Barry Bandstra, Reading the Old Testament.
- "Amos and Hosea," Gerald A. Larue in Old Testament Life and Literature, 1968.
- Study on Amos by Hampton Keathley, IV at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
- The Book of Amos, verse by verse commentary, Robert Nguyen Cramer, BibleTexts.com.
- Amos, Expository Notes, Dr. Thomas L. Constable, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2005 edition.
- Tim Bulkeley's Postmodern Bible -- integrated hypertext and commentary.
- Free Bible Commentary, Amos, Hosea, Jonah, Micah, Dr. Bob Utley, Professor of Hermeneutics, East Texas Baptist University.
- Articles and Background:
- "The Education of Amos," Hebrew Annual Review, Lyle Eslinger, 1987.
- "Metacommentating Amos," ch 4 in David J.A. Clines, Interested Parties: The Ideology of Writers and Readers of the Hebrew Bible, 1995.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Bramer, Stephen J.,
"Analysis of the Structure of Amos," Bibliotheca Sacra, 1999.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Bramer, Stephen J.,
"The Literary Genre of the Book of Amos," Bibliotheca Sacra,
1999.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Garrett, Duane A.,
"The Structure of Amos as a Testimony to Its Integrity," Journal of
the Evangelical Theological Society, 1984.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Premnath, D.N., "Amos and Hosea:
Sociohistorical Backgorund and Prophetic Critique," Word & World,
2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Schart, Aaron, "The First Section of
the Book of the Twelve Prophets: Hosea - Joel - Amos," Interpretation,
2007. (See also Interpretation, April, 2007 issue focus:
The Book of the Twelve.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Simundson, Daniel J., "Reading Amos: Is It an
Advantage to Be God's Special People?" Word & World, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Westermeyer, Paul, "A Church Musician's Journey with
Amos," Word & World, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Bramer, Stephen J.,
"Analysis of the Structure of Amos," Bibliotheca Sacra, 1999.
- Reviews:
- Review: Joyce Rilett Wood, Amos in Song and Book Culture. Sheffield Academic Press, 2002. Reviewed by James Linville in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: M. Daniel Caroll R., The Prophet and His Oracles: Research on the Book of Amos. Westminster John Knox, 2002. Reviews by Petronella Verwijs and James Linville (2 Reviews) in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: M. Daniel Caroll R., The Prophet and His Oracles: Research on the Book of Amos. Westminster John Knox, 2002. Review by Barry A Jones in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2003.
- Review: M. Daniel Caroll R., The Prophet and His Oracles: Research on the Book of Amos. Westminster John Knox, 2002. Review by Gary V Smith in The Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 2004.
- Review: Aaron W. Park, The Book of Amos as Composed and Read in Antiquity. Lang, 2001. Review by Barry Alan Jones in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: Richard C. Steiner, Stockmen from Tekoa, Sycomores from Sheba: A Study of Amos' Occupations. Catholic Biblical Association of America, 2003. Review by Joseph Cathey in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
- Review: Richard C. Steiner, Stockmen from Tekoa, Sycomores from Sheba: A Study of Amos' Occupations. Catholic Biblical Association of America, 2003. Review by James R. Linville in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
- Review: Karl Moller, A Prophet in Debate: The Rhetoric of Persuasion in the Book of Amos. Sheffield Academic Press, 2003. Review by E Theodore Mullen, Jr, in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004.
- Review: A.G. Auld, Amos. T&T Clark, 2004. Review by Nahum Roesel, Review of Biblical Literature, 2005.
- Review: Tim Bulkeley, Amos: Hypertext Bible Commentary. Hypertext Bible Project, 2005. Review of Biblical Literature, 2007.
- The Text This Week's Links and resources to information about the Hebrew Prophets.
