What Is Cush Doing in Amos 9:7? The Poetics of Exodus in the Plural

Most scholars believe that Cush is mentioned in Amos 9:7 because it is a remote place, and that Cush's geographical distance is thus the point of its comparison with Israel in this verse. The present essay argues instead that the verse displays a complex poetic structure (comparable to, but not...

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Veröffentlicht in:Vetus Testamentum. - Brill, 1951. - 63(2013), 1, Seite 99-123
1. Verfasser: Strawn, Brent A. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Vetus Testamentum
Schlagworte:Mathematics Arts Social sciences Linguistics Religion