(A) Prophet in Debate: The Rhetoric of Persuasion in the Book of Amos

An investigation of the literary structure and rhetorical challenge that prompted the production of the Book of Amos. Moller argues that the book captures and presents the debate between Amos and his 8th-century audience. When read in the light of Israel's fall, the presentation of Amos struggling (and failing) to convince his contemporaries of the imminent divine punishment functions as a powerful warning to subsequent Judean readers.