Amos
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Amos is a prophetic book of the Old Testament that records the messages of the prophet Amos, emphasizing social justice and divine judgment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amos canonical | 13 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old Testament book
ⓘ
book of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Amos self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical ⓘ |
| citedIn | Acts 15:16–17 ⓘ |
| closingVerse | Amos 9:15 ⓘ |
| contains | five visions ⓘ |
| criticizes |
corrupt legal systems
ⓘ
economic exploitation ⓘ empty ritual worship ⓘ |
| eschatologicalElement | restoration of David’s fallen tent ⓘ |
| famousQuotation | But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream ⓘ |
| genre | prophetic literature ⓘ |
| historicalContext | reign of Jeroboam II ⓘ |
| includes | oracles of hope ⓘ |
| keyVerse | Amos 5:24 ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 9 ⓘ |
| openingVerse | Amos 1:1 ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Twelve Minor Prophets
ⓘ
surface form:
Minor Prophets
Neviim ⓘ |
| positionInMinorProphets | third ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| setting | Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| structure |
oracles against Israel
ⓘ
oracles against the nations ⓘ visions of judgment ⓘ woe oracles ⓘ |
| testament |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| theme |
call to repentance
ⓘ
care for the poor ⓘ condemnation of oppression ⓘ covenant faithfulness ⓘ day of the Lord ⓘ divine judgment ⓘ hypocrisy in worship ⓘ judgment on Israel ⓘ judgment on surrounding nations ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| vision |
basket of summer fruit
ⓘ
fire ⓘ locusts ⓘ plumb line ⓘ the Lord beside the altar ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Book of Amos
subject surface form:
Valerie Amos