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Amos: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text
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▼▲For Garrett this is a strict focus: he works from the MT and has little time for the speculative emendations of scholars, or for the historical background of the book. His focus is the text. This, of course, constitutes a new emphasis in modern commentary. There are many commentaries on the context and theology of the text, but very few that focus almost exclusively on the text itself.
As such, it is extremely useful for anyone who wants to study the Hebrew Scriptures by focusing on the received text, i.e. the MT. But Amos is a difficult book. With elements of genres, structure, and text history all in question conducting a linguistic and grammatical examination of Amos can prove extremely difficult. But Garrett is a masterful Hebrew technician, and he weaves a grammatical analysis that skillfully brings the book alive, and elucidates its meaning though grammar.
Not only do I recommend this book because of the series it is in, and the much needed text-focus scholarship desperately needs, but because of the voice behind it, Dr. Duane Garrett. A recognized expert in Hebrew, Garrett has excelled in his discipline and makes him the perfect person to handle a book such as Amos.
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▼▲Title: Amos: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text By: Duane A. Garrett Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 300 Vendor: Baylor University Press Publication Date: 2008 | Dimensions: 7.50 X 5.50 (inches) Weight: 12 ounces ISBN: 1932792690 ISBN-13: 9781932792690 Series: Baylor Handbook on the Hebrew Bible Stock No: WW792690 |
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▼▲This third volume in the Baylor Handbook on the Hebrew Bible series provides expert, comprehensive guidance in answering significant questions about the Hebrew text. While reflecting the latest advances in scholarship on Hebrew grammar and linguistics, the work utilizes a style that is lucid enough to serve as a useful agent for teaching and self-study.
Author Bio
▼▲Duane A. Garrett (Ph.D. Baylor University) is John R. Sampey Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author and editor of nine books, including, most recently Archeological Study Bible: An Illustrated Walk Through Biblical History and Culture (2007), Biblical Commentary: Song of Songs (2004), and A Modern Grammar for Classical Hebrew (2002).
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