Bible: "The Book of Amos"

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This paper explains that "The Book of Amos" from the Old Testament Bible is a prophecy warning of the doom of the people who have reached an ultimate state of corruption and moral decadence. The author of the paper points out that, to interpret the overall message of the prophecy, it is essential to look first at the literary style and the specific rhetorical strategies employed by the author. The paper then describes the prophecy, which contains an accusation, a threat for punishment and doom and a final allusion to a future harmonious state in which the ones who escape the doom will live happily following God's ways once again.

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"Moreover, the economical and political realities are also relevant. Wolff identifies this set of political and economical realities as a form of early capitalism, in which almost all the forms of political corruption were present: bribery, violence, injustice, social inequality and so on: "The converse of this development was social upheaval. The rich became richer while the poor became poorer. Such early capitalism quickly led to expropriation of the holdings of the smaller landowners. The ancient Israelite land rights were superseded by Canaanite practice."

Sample of Sources Used:

• The Holy Bible, King James Version. http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Amo/Amo009.html#top
• Kent, Charles Foster. The Kings and Prophets of Israel and Judah, from the Division of the Kingdom to the Babylonian Exile. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920.
• Moller, Karl. "Amos in Song and Book Culture." Shofar 24.3 (Spring 2006): 184(3).
• Mullen, E. Theodore, Jr. "A Prophet in Debate: The Rhetoric of Persuasion in the Book of Amos." The Catholic Biblical Quarterly 66.4 (Oct 2004): 625(2).
• Radine, Jason H. "Amos--The Prophet and His Oracles: Research on the Book of Amos." The Journal of the American Oriental Society 123.3 (July-Sept 2003): 704(2).

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