Amos 8:1-12
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- The Bible Gateway: 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- Historical References, Commentary and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:
- "Theft," Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit.
- 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, 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."
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"Balance and Privilege," Peter W. Marty, Blogging toward Sunday, Theolog: The Blog of The Christian Century,
2010.
- "I am an unwitting participant in far too much systemic injustice, more than I?d like to believe."
- "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?"
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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."
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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.
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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.
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"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."
- Articles & Background:
- "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'"
- "Visions
and Voices: Amos 7-9," J.R. Linville, Biblica 80 (1999).
Abstract.
- 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.
- 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 - 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:
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"Finding Hope in Despair,"
- "The Bad News and the Really Terrible News," John Jewell, 1998.
- "His Eye Is on the Sparrow," John Jewell, 2001.
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"Finding Hope in Despair,"
- Reviews:
- With Children:
- "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:
- 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
