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Amos 6:1-7
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
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Chapter XXII,
Dialogue With Trypho,
Justin
Martyr. (c 160) |
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II.2,
Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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IV.15,
IV.35,
Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 210) |
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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." |
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| 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." |
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| From
Wesley's Notes.
John Wesley (1703-1791).
| "The judgment seat which should relieve
the oppressed, is made a seat of violence." |
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| 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!" |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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Amos 6:1-7 in Tim Bulkeley's
Postmodern Bible. Text (printed &
spoken in English and Hebrew), detailed commentary and discussion. |
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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." |
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Amos 6:1a, 4-7, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C, Ralph W.
Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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"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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| Articles & Background: |
| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
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ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| 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.
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| Hillmer, Mark, "Faith
in the Old Testament: Pentateuch and Prophets for Pentecost," Word &
World, 1998.
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| Maeir, 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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| O'Connor, Kathleen M., "Repentance in
First-Person Plural," Journal for Preachers, 2008.
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| Premnath, D.N., "Amos and Hosea:
Sociohistorical Backgorund and Prophetic Critique," Word & World,
2008.
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| Simundson, Daniel J., "Reading Amos: Is It an
Advantage to Be God's Special People?" Word & World, 2008.
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| 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.
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Clip Art, Amos 6:1, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
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