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Bibliographies

	A. van der Wal, Amos: A Classified Bibliography, 3rd edn. Amsterdam: Free University Press, 1986. Pbk. ISBN: 9062561888.
	Norman Henry Snaith [1898-1982], The Book of Amos. Part One: Introduction. Study Notes on Bible Books. London: The Epworth Press. 1946. Hbk. pp.48. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the Snaith Family]
	Norman Henry Snaith [1898-1982], The Book of Amos. Part Two: Translation and Notes. Study Notes on Bible Books. London: The Epworth Press. 1946. Hbk. pp.147. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the Snaith Family]

Introductions

	W.J. Doorly, Prophet of Justice: Understanding the Book of Amos. New York: Paulist, 1989. Pbk. ISBN: 0809130890. pp.92.
	H.L. Ellison, Men Spake from God, 2nd edn.. Exeter: Paternoster Press, 1958. Pbk. ISBN: 085364 0165. pp.160. To read the whole book, click here.
	Gerhard F. Hasel, Understanding the Book of Amos: Basic Issues in Current Interpretations. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1991. Pbk. ISBN: 0801043530.
	John Haralson Hayes, Amos, His Time and His Preaching: The Eighth Century Prophet. Abingdon, 1988. Pbk. 0687010403.
	Walter J. Houston, Amos: Justice and Violence. An Introduction and Study Guide. T&T Clark Study Guides to the Old Testament. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. ISBN: 9781350009011. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	J.R. Linville, "Visions and Voices: Amos 7-9," Biblica 80 (1999): 22-42.
	Aren M. Maeir, "The Historical Background and Dating of Amos VI 2: An Archaeological Perspective From Tell Es-Sâfì/Gath," Vetus Testamentum 54.3 (2004): 319-334.
	Stanley N. Rosenbaum, Amos of Israel: A New Interpretation. Macon: Mercer University Press, 1990. Hbk. ISBN: 0865543550.
	H.J. Routtenberg, Amos of Tekoa: A Study in Interpretation. Vantage, 1971.
	L. Rysken, "Amos" L. Ryken & T. Longman III, eds. A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010. ISBN: 9780310877424. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	Bernard A. Thorogood, A Guide to the Book of Amos, with Thema Discussions on Judgement, Social Justice, Priest and Prophet. London: SPCK, 1971.

Commentaries

	Samuel Rolles Driver [1846-1914], The Minor Prophets II. Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi. The Century Bible. Edinburgh: T.C. & E.C. Jack, n.d. Hbk. pp.337. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	T.J. Finlay, Joel, Amos, Obadiah. Wycliffe Exegetical Commentary. Moody, 1990. Hbk. pp.417.
	F.I. Andersen & David Noel Freedman, Amos. Anchor Bible. Doubleday, 1989. Hbk. ISBN: 0385007736. pp.977.
	Trent C. Butler, Holman Old Testament Commentary - Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group, 2005. ISBN: 9781433674297. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	M. Daniel Carroll R., The Book of Amos. New Internatioal Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2020. ISBN: 9781467459402. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	Samuel Rolles Driver [1846-1914], The Books of Joel and Amos with Introduction and Commentary. The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1901. Hbk. pp.244. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Ernest Arthur Edghill [d.1912], The Book of Amos with Notes, 2nd edn. Westminster Commentaries. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1926. Hbk. pp.119. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Robert Forman Horton [1855-1934], The Minor Prophets I: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah and Micah.The Century Bible. Edinburgh: T.C. & E.C. Jack, n.d. Hbk. pp.196. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	William Rainey Harper [1856-1906], A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Amos and Hosea. The International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1905. Hbk. pp.424. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	David A. Hubbard, Joel and Amos. Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries. Leicester: IVP, 2015. ISBN: 9781783592616. pp.245. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	Jorg Jeremias, The Book of Amos: A Commentary. Westminster, NJ: Presbyterian Publishing, 1998. ISBN: 9781611645941. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	Philip King, Amos, Hosea, Micah: An Archaeological Commentary. Westminster John Knox Press, 1988. Pbk. ISBN: 0664240771. pp.180.
	James Limburg, Hosea-Jonah. Interpretation. John Knox, 1988. Hbk. ISBN: 0804231281. pp.201.
	M. Daniel Carroll, Thomas E. McComiskey, Tremper Longman III & David E. Garland, "Hosea, Amos, Micah," The Expositor's Bible Commentary, rev. edn. Grand Rpaids: Zondervan, 2017. ISBN: 9780310531906. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	H. McKeating, Amos, Hosea, Micah. Cambridge Bible Commentary. Cambridge University Press, 1971. Pbk. ISBN: 0521096472.
	R. Martin-Achard & S. Paul Re'emi, Amos and Lamentations. International Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1984. Pbk. ISBN: 0802810403. pp.134.
	J.L. Mays, Amos. Old Testament Library. Westminster, NJ: Presbyterian Publishing, 1969. ISBN: 9781611645170. pp.176. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	J. Alec Motyer [1924-2016], Amos: The Day of the Lion, new edn. The Bible Speaks Today. Leicester: IVP, 1984. Pbk. ISBN: 0851107311. pp.208.
	J Niehaus, "Amos," in T. McComisky, editor, The Minor Prophets: An Exegetical and Expository Commentary, Vol. 1. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992. Hbk. ISBN: 0801062853.
	Shalom M. Paul, Amos. Hermeneia. Fortress, 1991. Hbk. ISBN: 0800660234. pp.409.
	Henry Robert Reynolds [1825-1896], "Amos," Charles John Ellicott [1819-1905], editor, An Old Testament commentary for English Readers various writers, Vol. 5. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1884. Hbk. pp.449-467. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Charles Simeon, Horae Homileticae or Discourses Digested Into One Continued Series and Forming a Commentary, Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament, Vol. 10: Hosea to Malachi, 6th edn. London: Henry G., Bohn, 1844. pp.189-245. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	George Adam Smith [1856-1942], The Book of the Twelve Prophets: Vol. 1, Amos, Hosea, Micah, W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor's Bible. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1908. Hbk. pp.440. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	Billy K. Smith & Frank Page, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah. The New American Commentary. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group, 1995. ISBN: 9781433672644. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	Gary V. Smith, Amos: A Commentary, 2nd edn. Christian Focus, 2003. Hbk. ISBN: 1857922530. pp.390.
	Norman Henry Snaith [1898-1982], Amos, Hosea and Micah. Epworth Preacher's Commentaries. London: The Epworth Press. 1956. Hbk. pp.112. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the Snaith Family]
	Gary V. Smith, Hosea, Amos, Micah. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011. ISBN: 9780310872672. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	Douglas Stuart, Hosea-Jonah, Word Biblical Commentary, Vol. 31. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017. ISBN: 9780310585879. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	Amos (Bob Utley)
	Bruce Vawter, Amos, Hosea, Micah, with an Introduction to Classical Poetry. Old Testament Message. Michael Glazier, 1981. Pbk. ISBN: 0814652425. pp.169.
	Arthur Lukyn Williams [1853-1943], Joel & Amos. The Minor Prophets Unfolded, Vol. 2. London: SPCK, 1918. Hbk. pp.71. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	H.W. Wolff, Joel and Amos. Hermeneia. Fortress, 1977. Pbk. ISBN: 0800660072. pp.393.

Structure

	Stephen J. Bramer, "Analysis of the Structure of Amos," Bibliotheca Sacra 156: 622 (1999): 160-174.
	Stephen J. Bramer, "The Structure of Amos 9:7-15," Bibliotheca Sacra 156: 623 (1999): 272-281.
	J. de Waard, "The Chiastic Structure of Amos v 1-17," Vetus Testamentum (1977): 170-77.
	Duane A. Garrett, "The Structure Of Amos As A Testimony To Its Integrity," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 27.3 (1984): 275-276.
	A. van der Wal, "The Structure of Amos," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 26 (1983): 107-13.

Other Studies

	B. Alger, "The Theology amd Social Ethics of Amos," Scripture 17 (1965): 109-16.
	Leslie C. Allen, "Amos, Prophet of Solidarity," Vox Evangelica 6 (1969): 42-53. pdf
	M.E. Andrew, "Places, Times and Identities in the Book of Amos," Asia Journal of Theology," 14.2 (2000): 328-344.
	J.G. Bailey, "Amos, Preacher of Social Reform," The Bible Today 19 (1981): 306-13.
	Hans M. Barsted, The Religious Polemics of Amos: Studies in the Preaching of Am 2, 7 B-8; 4, 1-13; 5, 1-27; 6, 4-7; 8, 14. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1984.
	Stephen J. Bramer, "The Literary Genre of the Book of Amos," Bibliotheca Sacra 156: 621 (1999): 42-60.
	John Barton, The Theology of the Book of Amos. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Pbk. ISBN-13: 9780521671750. pp.215.
	J. Barton, Amos's Oracles Against the Nations: A Study of Amos 1:3-2:5. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1980.
	Michael A. Braun, "James' Use of Amos at the Jerusalem Council: Steps Toward A Possible Solution of the Textual and Theological Problems," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 20.2 (1977): 112-121.
	J. Bright, "A New View of Amos," Interpretation 25 (1971): 355-58.
	Walter Brueggemann, "Amos' Intercessory Formula," Vetus Testamentum 19 (1969): 385-99.
	Tim Bulkeley, "Cohesion, Rhetorical Purpose and the Poetics of Coherence in Amos 3," Australian Biblical Review 47 (1999): 16-28. pdf [Reproduced by kind permission of the copyright holder]
	R.M. Daniel Carroll, "God and His People in the Nations' History: A Contextualised Reading of Amos 1-2," Tyndale Bulletin 47.1 (1996): 39-70. pdf
	Daniel Carroll, Amos the Prophet and His Oracles: Research on the Book of Amos. Westminster John Knox Press, 2002. Pbk. ISBN: 0664224555. pp.320.
	Anthony R. Ceresko, "Parallelism in Amos's Oracles against the Nations (Amos 1:3-2:16)," Journal of Biblical Literature 113.3 (1994): 485-490.
	Robert B. Chisholm, Jr., "'For Three Sins - Even for Four': The Numerical Sayings in Amos," Bibliotheca Sacra 147: 586 (1990): 188-197.
	Robert B. Coote, Amos Among the Prophets: Comparison and Theology. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1981. Pbk. ISBN: 0800614003. pp.144. / Reprinted: Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2005. ISBN: 9781725213111. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	Peter C. Craigie, "Amos the nôqed in the Light of Ugaritic," Studies in Religion 11 (1982): 29-33.
	Peter C. Craigie, "The Tablets from Ugarit and Their Importance for Biblical Studies," Biblical Archaeology Review 9 (1983): 62-73.
	James L. Crenshaw, Hymnic Affirmation of Divine Justice: the Doxologies of Amos and Related Texts in the Old Testament, Society for Biblical Literature Dissertation Series 24. Missoula, MT: Scholars Press, 1975. Pbk. ISBN: 0891300163.
	James L. Crenshaw, "'The Influence of the Wise upon Amos: the 'Doxologies of Amos' and Job 58:9-16 and 9:5-10," Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 79 (1967): 42-52.
	A.B. Davidson [1831-1902], Biblical and Literary Essays, 2nd edn. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1903. pp.105-138. [This material is in the Public Domain]
	G. Henton Davies, "Amos - The Prophet of Re-Union," Expository Times 92 (1980-81): 196-200.
	J. de Waard, "Translation Techniques Used by the Greek Translation of Amos," Biblica 59 (1978): 339-50.
	J. de Waard & W.A. Smalley, A Translator's Handbook on the Book of Amos. American Bible Society, 1979. Pbk. ISBN: 0826701280.
	John Andrew Dearman, Property Rights in the Eighth Century Prophets: The Conflict and its Background. Atlanta: Scholars, 1988. Pbk. ISBN: 1555401953. pp.171.
	Raymond B. Dillard, "Remnant," Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1988.
	Leon Epstein, Social Justice in the Ancient East and the People of the Bible. London: SCM Press / Trinity Press International, 1986. Pbk. ISBN: 0334023343.
	Thomas John Finley, "An evangelical response to the preaching of Amos," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 28.4 (Dec. 1985): 411-420. pdf
	Michael H. Floyd, "The Chimerical Acrostic of Nahum 1:2-10," Journal of Biblical Literature 113.3 (1994): 421-437.
	David Noel Freedman, "Confrontations in the Book of Amos," Princeton Seminary Bulletin 11 (1990): 240-52.
	Duane A. Garrett, "The structure of Amos as a testimony to its integrity," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 27.3 (Sept. 1984): 275-276. pdf
	J.B. Geyer, "Mythology and Culture in the Oracles Against the Nations," Vetus Testamentum 36 (1986): 129-45.
	Terry Giles, "The Dual Occurrences of ~Wq in the Book of Amos," Irish Biblical Studies 12.3 (1990): 106-116.
	Yehoshua Gitay, "A Study of Amos's Art of Speech: A Rhetorical Analysis of Amos 3:1-15," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 42 (1980): 293-309.
	Gerhard Hasel, "The Alleged 'No' of Amos and Amos' Eschatology," Andrews University Seminary Studies 29 (1991): 3-18. pdf
	Tchavdar S. Hadjiev, The Composition and Redaction of the Book of Amos. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2009.. ISBN: 9783110212723.[Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	H. Huffmon, "The Covenant Lawsuit in the Prophets," Journal of Biblical Literature 78 (1959): 285-95.
	H. Huffmon, "The Social Role of Amos' Message," H.B. Huffmon et al, eds. The Quest for the Kingdom of God: Studies in Honor of G.E. Mendenhall. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 1983. Hbk. ISBN: 0931464153. pp.316.
	Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., "The Davidic Promise And The Inclusion Of The Gentiles (Amos 9:9-15 And Acts 15:13-18): A Test Passage For Theological Systems," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 20.2 (June 1977): 97-111. pdf
	A. Kapelrud, "God as Destoyer in the Preaching of Amos," Journal of Biblical Literature 71 (1952): 33-38.
	Andrew M. King, Social Identity and the Book of Amos. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021. ISBN: 9780567695307. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	Terence Kleven, "The Cows of Bashan: A Single Metaphor at Amos 4:1-3," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 58.2 (1996): 215-227.
	B. Lang, "The Social Organisation of Peasant Poverty in Biblical Israel," B. Lang, ed. Anthropological Approaches to the Old Testament. Fortress, 1985.
	James Limberg, "Sevenfold Structures in the Book of Amos," Journal of Biblical Literature 106 (1987): 217-22.
	Thomas McComiskey, "The Hymnic Elements of the Prophecy of Amos: An Study of Form-Critical Methodology," Walter Kaiser & Ronald Youngblood, eds. A Tribute to Gleason Archer. Chicago: Moody Press, 1986. Hbk. ISBN: 0802487807. pp.105-28. = Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 30.2 (1987): 139-157. pdf
	Roy F. Melugin, "The Formation of Amos: An Analysis of Exegetical Method," in Society of Biblical Literature 1978 Seminar Papers. Missoula: Scholars, 1978. pp.369-91.
	Roy F. Melugin, "Amos in Recent Research," Currents in Research: Biblical Studies 6 (1998): 65-101.
	K. Möller, " 'Hear THis Word Against You': A Fresh Look at the Arrangement and the Rhetorical Strategy of the Book of Amos," Vetus Testamentum 50.4 (2000): 499-518.
	Paul R. Noble, "The Literary Structure of Amos: A Thematic Analysis," Journal of Biblical Literature 114.2 (1995): 209-226.
	Paul R. Noble, "The Remnant in Amos 3-6: A Prophetic Paradox," Horizons in Biblical Theology 19.2 (1997): 122-147.
	William Oscar Emil Oesterley [1866–1950], Studies in the Greek and Latin Versions of the Book of Amos. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1902. Hbk. pp.112. pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
	S. Paas, "Seeing and Singing: Visions and Hymns in the Book of Amos," Vetus Testamentum 52.2 (2002): 253-274.
	D.L. Petersen, The Social Roles of Israel's Prophets. Sheffield: JSOT, 1981.
	M.E. Polley, Amos and the Davidic Empire: A Socio-Historical Approach. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.
	Anna Rask, "The Nature of Israel's Rebellion in Amos 4:4–5," Ardel B. Caneday, Anna Rask & Greg Rosauer, eds. For it Stands in Scripture. Essays in Honor of W. Edward Glenny. ISBN: 978-1-732-56610-1 (print/pdf). pp.49-72. pdf
	W. Schottroff, "The Prophet Amos: a Socio-Historical Assessment of His Ministry," W. Schottroff et al, eds. God of the Lowly: Socio-Historical Interpretations of the Bible. Orbis, 1984.
	F.H. Seilhamer, "The Role of the Covenant in the Mission and Message of Amos," H. Bream et al, eds. A Light unto My Path: Old Testament Studies in Honor of Jacob M. Myers. Temple University Press, 1974. pp.435-51.
	L.A. Sinclair, "The Courtroom Motif in the Book of Amos," Journal of Biblical Literature 85 (1966): 351-53.
	W.A. Smalley, "Recursion Patterns and the Sectioning of Amos," The Bible Translator 30 (1979): 118-27.
	Gary V. Smith, "Continuity and discontinuity in Amos' use of tradition," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 34.1 (March 1991): 33-42. pdf
	Andrew E. Steinmann, "The order of Amos’s oracles against the nations: 1:3-2:16," Journal of Biblical Literature 111.4 (Winter 1992): 683-689. pdf [Reproduced by permission of the author holder]
	A.S. Super, "Figures of Comparison in the Book of Amos," Semitics 1 (1970): 67-80.
	S. Terrien, "Amos and Wisdom," B.W. Anderson & W. Harrelson, eds. Israel's Prophetic Heritage: Essays in Honor of James Muilenburg. Harper & Brothers, 1962 / Reprinted: Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2010. ISBN: 9781725228436. pp.108-115. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
	Bruce Vawter, "Were the Prophets nabi's?" Biblica 66 (1985): 206-19.
	Ake Viberg, "Amos 7:14 : A Case of Subtle Irony," Tyndale Bulletin 47.1 (1996): 91-114. pdf
	L. Walker, "The Language of Amos," Southwestern Journal of Theology 9 (1966): 37-48.
	M. Waltzer, "Prophecy and Social Criticism," The Drew Gateway 55 (1984-84): 13-27.
	J. Ward, "The Eclipse of the Prophet in Contemporary Prophetic Studies," Union Seminary Quarterly Review 42 (1988): 97-104.
	Wilfried Warning, "Terminological Patterns and the Personal name YQB "Jacob" in the books of Amos and Micah," Andrews University Seminary Studies 41.2 (Autumn 2003): 229-236. pdf
	John D.W. Watts, Visions and Prophecy in Amos. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1958.
	D.L. Williams, "The Theology of Amos," Review and Expositor 63 (1966): 393-403.
	H.G.M. Williamson, "The Prophet and the Plumb-line," A.S. van der Woude, ed. In Quest of the Past. Leiden: E J Brill, 1990. pp.101-21.
	Al Wolters, "Wordplay And Dialect In Amos 8:1-2," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 31.4 (1988): 407-410.
	John Stafford Wright [1905-1985], "The Minor Prophets," The Inter-Varsity Magazine 21.1 (Michaelmas Term 1948): 17-19. pdf [ © 1940 The Estate of John Stafford Wright. Reproduced by kind permission of Christopher Stafford Wright.]