Oracles against the nations
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Oracles against the nations are a series of prophetic judgments in the Book of Amos that denounce surrounding peoples for their injustices and crimes.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical passage
ⓘ
judgment oracle ⓘ prophetic oracle ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
Ammon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aram NERFINISHED ⓘ Edom NERFINISHED ⓘ Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ Moab NERFINISHED ⓘ Philistia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedProphet | Amos of Tekoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Amos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalOrder | Amos 1–2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denounces |
betrayal of treaties
ⓘ
cruelty ⓘ desecration of the dead ⓘ injustice ⓘ slave trading ⓘ violence against pregnant women ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| ethicalFocus |
social justice
ⓘ
treatment of enemies and vulnerable peoples ⓘ |
| firstOracleAgainst | Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Hebrew Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | prophetic literature ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 8th century BCE Levant ⓘ |
| includesOracleAgainst |
Ammon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edom NERFINISHED ⓘ Gaza NERFINISHED ⓘ Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ Moab NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | sets rhetorical trap that culminates in judgment on Israel ⓘ |
| openingFormula | Thus says the Lord ⓘ |
| partOf | Book of Amos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| refrain | For three transgressions of X, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| setting | Northern Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | series of judgment sayings introduced by formulaic refrains ⓘ |
| studiedIn | prophetic studies ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
divine justice
ⓘ
ethical monotheism ⓘ universal accountability of nations to God ⓘ |
| usedIn | biblical exegesis ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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