Amos 6:1-7
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- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Chapter XXII, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
- II.2, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- IV.15, IV.35, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From Commentary on Amos: Part 13. John Calvin (c 1550).
- From the
Geneva Notes (1599).
- "They did not pity their brethren, of which many were now slain and carried away captive."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.(c. 1700)
- "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."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
John Wesley (1703-1791).
- "The judgment seat which should relieve the oppressed, is made a seat of violence."
- From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- "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!"
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
-
Commentary,
Amos 6:1a, 4-7, Rolf Jacobson, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- "One can consider Amos 6: 4-6 as a portrait of a life of faith that has gone horribly wrong at some point..."
- Amos 6:1-7 in Tim Bulkeley's Postmodern Bible. Text (printed & spoken in English and Hebrew), detailed commentary and discussion.
-
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Faith in the Old Testament:
Pentateuch and Prophets for Pentecost,
Mark Hillmer, Word & World Texts in Context, 1998.
- "Israel's lack of faith led, as it must, to a false security."
- Amos 6:1a, 4-7, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
-
"The
Beautiful People -- Then,"
Expository Essay,
Dr. William R. Long.
- "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."
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Commentary,
Amos 6:1a, 4-7, Rolf Jacobson, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- Articles & Background:
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
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selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS
for this week's texts (includes
direct links).
- Becker, Wallace M., "Homiletical Helps
on the LW Series C - Old Testament," Concordia Journal,
2007. (Section on this text begins on p. 315)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Greer, 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.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hillmer, Mark, "Faith
in the Old Testament: Pentateuch and Prophets for Pentecost," Word &
World, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - "Homiletical Helps," Concordia Journal, 2010. (Section on this text begins on page 288)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - "Homiletical Helps on LW Series C - Old Testament," Concordia Journal, 2004. (Section on this text begins on page 258.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Keim, Paul, "At Ease in Zion," The Christian
Century, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Maeir, Aren M., "The
Historical Background and Dating of Amos vi 2: An Archaeological
Perspective from Tell es-Sâfi/Gath," Vetus Testamentum, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - O'Connor, Kathleen M., "Repentance in
First-Person Plural," Journal for Preachers, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Premnath, D.N., "Amos and Hosea:
Sociohistorical Backgorund and Prophetic Critique," Word & World,
2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Segert, Stanislav, "A Controlling Device for Copying
Stereotype Passages (Amos 1:3-2:8, 6:1-6)," Vetus Testamentum,
1984.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Simundson, Daniel J., "Reading Amos: Is It an
Advantage to Be God's Special People?" Word & World, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wittenberg, 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.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Becker, Wallace M., "Homiletical Helps
on the LW Series C - Old Testament," Concordia Journal,
2007. (Section on this text begins on p. 315)
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- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Amos 6:1, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
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