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Anything New to Say?
FREDERICK J. GAISER
(see full text of essay under “Editorial”)
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Another group of
essays on Amos and Hosea? After 2700 years, what can there possibly be left to
say?....but seeing things in a new light, in a new place, in a new way, with
new connections, by a new person, and for a new audience—such discoveries are
always worth publishing and worth reading.
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Articles
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Amos and Hosea: Sociohistorical
Background and Prophetic Critique
D. N. PREMNATH
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While the eighth century B.C.E. was a time of
great prosperity and luxury, the effects were felt by only a minority of the
population. This is what gave rise to the harsh outcries of Amos and Hosea in
favor of the poor.
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Reading Amos: Is It an Advantage to Be God’s Special
People?
DANIEL J. SIMUNDSON
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Amos speaks a difficult word to those who believe they have
a special claim on God because God has a unique, covenantal relationship with
them. To be chosen by God is no reason for self-satisfaction or
self-righteousness. God has called us for mission, not privilege.
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The Mourning Earth (Amos 1:2) and the God Who Is
KATHERINE M.
HAYES
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The earth mourns, the morning darkens, the earth melts,
the Lord roars: the injustices of Israel condemned by Amos occur
within a cosmic arena. The people have seriously misjudged both God and the
consequences of their actions. Yet Amos calls readers—both ancient and
modern—to see, to turn, and to live.
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A Church Musician’s Journey with Amos
PAUL WESTERMEYER
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Amos’s famous diatribes against music and ritual make
no sense as denunciations of worship itself. But they should continue to
worry us profoundly as warnings against music and worship that anesthetize us
against the justice that Amos calls for and that God requires.
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The Prophets and Social Justice: A Conservative Agenda
TERENCE E. FRETHEIM
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In promoting social justice, the prophets were religious conservatives.
They built on the ancient traditions of Israel
and the central promises of God to call Israel to attend to issues of
justice on behalf of the oppressed.
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Martin Luther on Hosea
MARY JANE HAEMIG
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Martin Luther sees
Christ in Hosea. Hosea’s message is one of judgment on idolatry and faith in
the merciful God, embodied in the person of Christ. For Luther, Hosea
anticipates a return to Christ and a kingdom of Christ.
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“Come, You Lost in Strife and Sorrow”: Paul
Gerhardt’s Hymn Paraphrase of Hosea 6:1–3
FREDERICK J. GAISER
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In his hymn paraphrase of Hos 6:1–3, Paul
Gerhardt understands both the terrors of the divine wrath and the wonders of
the divine grace; with Hosea, Gerhardt resolves that tension in favor of
grace.
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What Every Christian Should Know about Amos and
Hosea
ROLF A.
JACOBSON
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To overcome the biblical illiteracy of the churches, leaders need to
teach parishioners the basic content of the Bible. This essay offers a
resource for that important task.
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Face to
Face: Hosea?
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Yes! A God Who Makes Alive
DIANE L.
JACOBSON
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No! A Metaphor That Kills
DIANE L.
JACOBSON
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Texts in Context
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“Let us press on to know the Lord”: Preaching the
Knowledge of God in Hosea 5:15–6:6
JAMES K. MEAD
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Exegetical homework helps the preacher understand the complexity of
this reading for June 8, 2008. Faithful proclamation will bring the hearer
the prophet’s message of both warning and promise.
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Preaching God: Hosea 1–11
FREDERICK J. GAISER
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Hosea 11:1–11 allows the preacher
not to preach about God or describe God or even to proclaim the works of God,
but to preach God’s own self, to proclaim who God is. The prophet takes us
into the very heart of God.
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Reviews
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Abraham: Trials of Family and Faith, by Terence E. Fretheim
JOHN
GOLDINGAY
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Navigating Paul: An Introduction
to Key Theological Thoughts, by Jouette M. Bassler
KYLE THOMAS FEVER
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Engaging the Bible:
Critical Readings
from Contemporary Women, ed. by Choi Hee An and Katheryn Pfisterer Darr
KRISTIN J. WENDLAND
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All That Is: A
Naturalistic Faith for the Twenty-First Century, by Arthur Peacocke and Philip Clayton
PAUL R. SPONHEIM
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The Making of
American Liberal Theology: Crisis, Irony & Postmodernity:
1950–2005, by Gary Dorrien
CLINT SCHNEKLOTH
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Music and Theology,
by Don Saliers
PAUL WESTERMEYER
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Preaching the Story:
How to Communicate God’s Word through Narrative Sermons, by Jeffrey W. Frymire
JUSTIN C. BOEDING
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After the Baby
Boomers: How Twenty- and Thirty-Somethings Are Shaping
the Future of American Religion, by Robert Wuthnow
ANDREW ROOT
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