Distinguishing Dating Of Individual Texts Is Neither the Starting Point Nor the Ultimate Objective of Interpreting Biblical Books. Photo: Concordia Publishing.

Newest Article: Reading Amos as a Book

Written by Rainer Kessler

 
The main purpose of reading a biblical book is not to understand how it came into being (i.e., the historical-critical question), but rather to understand its meaning in its final literary form. The book of Amos is written as an epic narrative in dramatic mode. When read linearly as a… Read More

 

 

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