Saturday, May 01, 2021

Amos - a prophet or a literary construct?

PROF. JASON RADINE: The Book of Amos: A Retrospect on the Fall of Israel (TheTorah.com).
Written as a commentary on the social injustice in the kingdom of Israel at a high point of its wealth and power, the book of Amos explains to exiled Israelites why they were punished and warns Judahites not to fall into the same trap.

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