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Book of the Bible Nevi'im (Prophets) Latter Minor Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi Ketuvim (Writings) Five Megillot (Scrolls) Historical v t e The Book of Amos is the third of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Christian Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh and the second in the Greek Septuagint . The Book of Amos has nine chapters. According to the Bible, Amos was an older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah , and was active c. 750 BC during the reign of Jeroboam II (788–747 BC) of Samaria (Northern Israel), while Uzziah was King of Judah. Amos is said to have lived in the kingdom of Judah but preached in the northern Kingdom of Israel where themes of social justice , God's omnipotence , and divine judgment became staples of prophecy. In recent years, scholars have grown more skeptical of The Book of Amos’ presentation of Amos’ biography and background. It is known for its distinct “sinister tone and violent portrayal of God.” Sweeney 2000 , p. unpaginated. Harris, Stephen L. , Understanding the Bible . The superscription and Amaziah narrative are increasingly viewed as late, which raises questions about their historical validity (Coggins 2000 72, 142–143; Eidevall 2017, 3–7). The vision reports may also belong to later stages of the book’s development (Becker 2001; Eidevall 2017, 191–193). Doubts about the existence of a united monarchy under King David undermine arguments that Amos advocated for a reunified Davidic kingdom (Davies 2009, 60; Radine 2010, 4). These questions reflect larger scholarly trends, in which prophetic books are increasingly viewed as products of elite scribes. Even if they reflect historical prophetic activity, one cannot uncritically equate the prophet with the author. There may in fact have been no “writing prophets,” in which case Amos loses one source of his/its traditional prestige as the first of this group. Further complicating the matter, the portrait of prophets like Amos as proclaimers of judgment contrasts starkly with surviving records of prophetic activity from other ancient Near Eastern cultures, in which prophets consistently support the state (Kratz 2003)” Noted in the conclusion of Couey, J.
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The Book of Amos is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible . Amos was the first biblical prophet whose words were recorded in a book, an older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah . He was active c. 750 BCE during the reign of Jeroboam II . He lived in the kingdom of Judah but preached in the northern kingdom of Israel . His major themes of social justice , God's omnipotence , and divine judgment became staples of prophecy. Without dispute, the Book of Amos has been accepted as canonical by Jews, the Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholics, and Protestants.
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The Book of Amos is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible , one of the Twelve Minor Prophets .Amos , an older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah , was active c. 750 BC during the reign of Jeroboam II , (786–746 BC) making the Book of Amos the first biblical prophetic book written. Amos lived in the kingdom of Judah but preached in the northern kingdom of Israel . His major themes of social justice , God's omnipotence , and divine judgment became staples of prophecy. Harris, Stephen L. , Understanding the Bible .
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Nevi'im (Prophets) Latter Minor Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi Ketuvim (Writings) Five Megillot (Scrolls) Historical Old Testament ( Christianity ) Deuterocanonical Bible portal v t e The Book of Amos is the third of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Tanakh / Old Testament and the second in the Greek Septuagint tradition.Amos , an older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah , was active c. 750 BC during the reign of Jeroboam II (788–747 BC), making Amos the first prophetic book of the Bible to be written. Amos lived in the kingdom of Judah but preached in the northern kingdom of Israel . His major themes of social justice , God's omnipotence , and divine judgment became staples of prophecy. Harris, Stephen L. , Understanding the Bible .
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Book of the Bible Nevi'im (Prophets) Latter Minor Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi Ketuvim (Writings) Five Megillot (Scrolls) Historical Old Testament ( Christianity ) Deuterocanonical Bible portal v t e The Book of Amos is the third of the Twelve Minor Prophets in the Old Testament (Tanakh) and the second in the Greek Septuagint tradition. Amos , an older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah , was active c. 750 BC during the reign of Jeroboam II (788–747 BC) of Samaria (aka. Northern Israel), making Amos the first prophetic book of the Bible to be written. Amos lived in the kingdom of Judah but preached in the northern kingdom of Israel . His major themes of social justice, God's omnipotence , and divine judgment became staples of prophecy. Harris, Stephen L. , Understanding the Bible .
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