How Long to Read Amos: An Introduction and Study Guide

How Long Does it Take to Read Amos: An Introduction and Study Guide?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 52 minutes to read Amos: An Introduction and Study Guide by Walter J. Houston

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This study guide to Amos is divided into three parts. The first sets out to describe the genre, style, shape and aim of the text, along with its leading ideas, with the help of recent scholarship on the Hebrew Bible in general and the prophets in particular. Special note is taken of the many images of violence in Amos, along with its denunciations of injustice, and its overwhelming emphasis on the ineluctable destruction awaiting Israel. The second part sets the book in its historical and social context, with particular focus on the social context of the injustices denounced by Amos. Houston also provides an overview of the various proposals made in the last 50 years for how the book has assumed its present shape. The final part outlines the ways in which the book has been read over the centuries, with an emphasis on the modern period, in which it has become a rallying call for those concerned with injustice in their own world.

How long is Amos: An Introduction and Study Guide?

Amos: An Introduction and Study Guide by Walter J. Houston is 112 pages long, and a total of 28,224 words.

This makes it 38% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Amos: An Introduction and Study Guide Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 34 minutes to read Amos: An Introduction and Study Guide aloud.

What Reading Level is Amos: An Introduction and Study Guide?

Amos: An Introduction and Study Guide is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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