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Stockmen from Tekoa, Sycomores from Sheba

Stockmen from Tekoa, Sycomores from Sheba A Study of Amos' Occupations - The Catholic Biblical Quarterly.

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Publisher's Synopsis

In this brief but far-ranging book, Steiner addresses key issues concerning the descriptions of Amos's occupations. It features a thorough linguistic analysis of each relevant term or phrase, analyses of the how such professions were carried out, and an examination of the social role and standing of those so engaged. S. convincingly solves the apparent contradiction of Amos's claim to be a ""cattleman"" (bôqer, 7:14) and his being taken ""from behind the flock"" (so'n, 7:15). Moreover, Steiner finds Amos's life as a stockman to be compatible with that of a harvester of sycomore figs (bôles siqmîm, 7:14; note the spelling ""sycomore,"" to differentiate between ficus sycomorus and the unrelated ""sycamore"" of North America and Europe).

Book information

ISBN: 9780915170357
Publisher: The Catholic University of America Press
Imprint: Catholic Biblical Association of America
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
DEWEY: 224.8067
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 158
Weight: -1g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm