The richness and versatility of the canonical of the canonical process is further illustrated by recalling the similarities and differences between the shaping of Amos and Zephaniah.There are several central themes shared by both such as the 'day of Yahweh', the fierce anger of God, the judgment against the nations, and the priests who profane the law.However, the differences are equally striking and reveal clearly the different canonical processes through which the two books were formed.In Amos the later stages of growth have left the original layer largely intact and the expansions come as interpolations and additions.In Zephaniah the original layer of prophetic preaching has been largely obscured . His message has been condensed and epitomized into topical units. Moreover, Zephaniah's words have been blended with other prophetic voices (First and Second Isaiah, Amos) which have been used in fashioning a prophetic compendium.In sum, the process of shaping the two collections was very different, but the final effect is similar and testifies to the strong lines of continuity in the hearing of the different prophets and in the fixing of consistent theological parameters for the prophetic message.