The book of Amos holds a unique and central place among the canonical prophetic literature and presents a special array of issues for scholarly discussion.
This book provides a thorough and balanced overview of the history of scholarship on the book of Amos; two essays that trace the history of scholarship and offer promising lines for further inquiry; a substantial anthology of readings of the multiple ways Amos has been analyzed and appropriated; an extensive and current bibliography; and notes on doctoral dissertations conducted in recent years.
The result is a comprehensive compendium of resources for scholarly writing on the book of Amos.