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Amos 6:1-7

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bulletReading the Text:
bullet NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
bullet The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
bulletThe Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
bulletThe World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
bulletHistorical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
bullet Chapter XXII, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
bullet II.2, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
bullet IV.15, IV.35, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
bullet Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
bulletFrom Commentary on Amos: Part 13. John Calvin (c 1550).
bulletFrom the Geneva Notes (1599).
bullet"They did not pity their brethren, of which many were now slain and carried away captive."
bulletFrom Matthew Henry's Commentary.(c. 1700)
bullet"Those are looked upon as doing well for themselves, who do well for their bodies; but we are here told what their ease is, and what their woe is."
bulletFrom Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
bullet"The judgment seat which should relieve the oppressed, is made a seat of violence."
bulletFrom the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
bullet"Their so recent subjugation renders it needless for Me to tell you they are not. And yet they once were; still they could not defend themselves against the enemy. How vain, then, your secure confidence in the strength of Mounts Zion and Samaria!"
bulletContemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
bullet Amos 6:1-7 in Tim Bulkeley's Postmodern Bible. Text (printed & spoken in English and Hebrew), detailed commentary and discussion.
bullet Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Faith in the Old Testament: Pentateuch and Prophets for Pentecost, Mark Hillmer, Word & World Texts in Context, 1998.
bullet"Israel's lack of faith led, as it must, to a false security."
bullet Amos 6:1a, 4-7, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
bullet "The Beautiful People -- Then," Expository Essay, Dr. William R. Long.
bullet"So, we build for our futures, and we put money away for the kids or for emergencies. Then, on the other hand, the richer I am, and the more money I earn, the more uneasiness grows in me. That is perhaps Amos' dual legacy to us/me."
bulletArticles & Background:
bulletArticles in ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are subscribed and logged in to ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
bulletGreer, Jonathan S., "A Marzeah and a Mizraq: A Prophet's Mêlée with Religious Diversity in Amos 6:4-7," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2007.
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bulletHillmer, Mark, "Faith in the Old Testament: Pentateuch and Prophets for Pentecost," Word & World, 1998.
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bulletMaeir, Aren M., "The Historical Background and Dating of Amos vi 2: An Archaeological Perspective from Tell es-Sâfi/Gath," Vetus Testamentum, 2004.
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bulletO'Connor, Kathleen M., "Repentance in First-Person Plural," Journal for Preachers, 2008.
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bulletPremnath, D.N., "Amos and Hosea: Sociohistorical Backgorund and Prophetic Critique," Word & World, 2008.
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bulletSimundson, Daniel J., "Reading Amos: Is It an Advantage to Be God's Special People?" Word & World, 2008.
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bulletWittenberg, G.H., "Amos 6:1-7, 'They Dismiss the Day of Disaster But You Bring Near the Rule of Violence,'" Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 1987.
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bulletSermons:
bulletReviews:
bulletWith Children:
bulletDrama
bulletGraphics & Bulletin Materials:
bullet Clip Art, Amos 6:1, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
bulletHymns and Music:
bulletFine Arts Illustrations at The Text This Week's Art Index:
bulletAmos
bulletMovies listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance, with the following themes:
bullet Rationalizing sin/evil
bulletGreed
bulletJustice/Injustice
bulletJudgment
bulletStudy Links and Resources for the Book of Amos