(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)
(amos wrote at a time of relative peace and prosperity but also of neglect of YHWH’s laws)
(he spoke against an increased disparity between the very wealthy and the very poor)
(his major themes of social justice, god’s omnipotence, and divine judgment became staples of prophecy)
(the “book of amos” is attributed to him)