Amos 8:1-12
(Amos 8:4-7)
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Chapter X, Chapter XIII, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
- IV.42, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter IX, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From John Calvin's Commentary on Amos: Part 17, Part 18.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
- From Wesley's Notes.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- Commentary, Amos 8:4-7 (Pentecost +17C), Rolf Jacobson, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- Commentary,
Amos 8:1-12 (Pentecost +8C), Blake Couey, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- "God does not owe us any revelation and may sometimes withhold it from us for reasons known only to God."
- "Death, Injustice, and a Basket of Fruit," Melissa Browning, ON Scripture, 2016. Video & discussion questions included.
- "How can we help each other see injustice in ways that call us all into a deeper faith?"
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2016.
- Commentary, Amos 8:1-12 | Jonathan Burkey | Worship Pastor Lima Community Church of the Nazarene, Lima, OH | A Plain Account, 2016
- "This passage causes me to pause and reflect on my own pastoral and prophetic role. Is God's closeness to his people still contingent on our actions in society?"
- Pulpit Fiction, with podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
- Bread for the World Commentary, Catherine Gunsalus Gonzalez and Justo L. Gonzalez, 2013. (pdf.)
- "The God of Israel seeks to make a righteous society, not simply righteous individuals who shine in contrast to the rest of the culture."
- Radical Gratitude, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
- "Amos," sermon discussion from Frederick Buechner, Frederick Buechner Blog.
- "When the prophet Amos walked down the main drag, it was like a shoot-out in the Old West. Everybody ran for cover. His special target was The Beautiful People, and shooting from the hip, he never missed his mark."
- Commentary, Amos 8:4-7 (Pentecost +17C), Rolf Jacobson, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- Amos 8:4-7, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
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Commentary,
Amos 8:1-12 (Pentecost +8C), Samuel Giere, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
- "While previously Amos has interceded on behalf of Israel, in the midst of this vision the Lord expects silence as words of judgment thunder down upon Israel."
- "Amos:
From Personal Piety to Social Justice," The Journey with Jesus:
Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation,
2010.
2007 reflection.
- "The prophet Amos for this week broadens the concept of sin beyond the single individual to include corporate institutions."
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"Threats from Heaven," Russell Rathbun, The Hardest Question,
2010.
- "When is injustice so unspeakable that it demands violent response?"
-
Amos 8:1-12,
The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
- "In reflecting on the prophet?s words for preaching in the present day, the dark picture painted as the outcome of social injustice gives pause."
-
Amos 8:1-12, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure,
Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting
Church in Australia.
- "There is a call here to remind us that we need to hear the word of God: like the people of the Old Testament we cannot survive without the word."
- Environmental & earth-centered reflections from the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota Environmental Stewardship Commission.
- "Investing in the Global Age," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Global Wealth," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
-
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Faith in the Old Testament: Pentateuch
and Prophets for Pentecost,
Mark Hillmer, Word & World Texts in Context, 1998.
- "Remember God, and God forgets your sin."
- Amos 8:1-12 in Tim Bulkeley's Postmodern Bible. Text (printed & spoken in English and Hebrew), detailed commentary and discussion.
- "Growing Strong By Destroying Others: To the 'Notable men of the Foremost Nation,'" The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundatio, 2007.
-
"The
Responsibility of Riches," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
- "Strange things happen when people suddenly become rich. People with money want more money. Material possession becomes a higher value, even an obsession."
- "Visions
and Voices: Amos 7-9," J.R. Linville, Biblica 80 (1999).
Abstract.
- "As the scenes change from ultimate destruction to restoration, the readers appropriate the prophetic voice themselves, especially in the final verse which ends with a declaration of security uttered by 'your God'"
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
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. 313)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Fretheim, Terence E., "The Prophets
and Social Justice: A Conservative Agenda," Word & World,
2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hillmer, Mark,
"Faith in the Old Testament: Pentateuch and Prophets for Pentecoast,"
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 286)
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 255.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Miller, Patrick D., Jr.,
"The Prophetic Critique of Kings," Ex Auditu, 1986.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Noble, Paul R.,
"Amos and Amaziah in Context: Synchronic and Diachronic Approaches to Amos
7-8," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Paas, Stefan, "Seeing and Singing: Visions and Hymns in
the Book of Amos," Vetus Testamentum, 2002.
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 - Rahtjen, Bruce D., "A Critical Note on Amos 8:1-2,"
Journal of Biblical Literature, 1964.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Satterlee, Craig, "Amos 8:1-12, Between Text and
Sermon," Interpretation, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Schart, Aaron,
"The Book of Jeremiah and the Visions of Amos," Review and Expositor,
2004. (See also
Jeremiah, issue focus of Review and Expositor, 2004.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Sherwood, Yvonne,
"Of Fruit and Corpses and Wordplay Visions: Picturing Amos 8.1-3,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wolters, Al, "Wordplay and Dialect in Amos 8:1-2,"
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1988.
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. 313)
- Sermons:
- "Finding Hope in Despair," Pentecost +17, 23 September 2007, David Zersen, Goettinger Predigten.
- Reviews:
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Proper 11, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2016.
- Storypath, Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story, Union Presbyterian Seminary, 2016.
- "A Basket of Summer Fruit," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- "The Holy Spirit Encourages to Bear Sweet and Lasting Fruit," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- Drama:
- "Famine of Hearing," Nina Wallestad, Dramatic License. Conditions of Use.
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Amos 8:5, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- God, You Spoke Your Word Through Amos, Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, BEACH SPRING 8.7.8.7 D (?God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending")
- HymnSite.com Hymn Selections.
- Fine Arts Illustrations at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Amos
