About The Big Bible Project
From 2010–2015, the BigBible Project sought to host conversations about the Bible through local reading groups & online conversations. Since 2016, the project has taken a slightly different focus, hosting discussion from experts on Biblical Literacy and Biblical Reception in a Digital World.
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Amos Archive
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Actions speak louder than Facebook likes (@darrenrhill)
Posted on June 29, 2015 | No CommentsI love ritual. Currently it is the way I find myself closer to the divine. It is my preferred way of worship, although that may well change before summer has passed. I have an eclectic christian ancestry. In my religious […] -
Amos: The Holy Habit of Justice. (@longingtobeholy)
Posted on June 19, 2015 | No CommentsBy Erasoft24. (Own work.) [CC BY 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons One word seems to keep cropping up in the majority of this month’s posts. It is, of course, Justice. And reading through the posts so far, I wonder if I’ve […] -
Amos, Righteousness and the Heart of God (@nicolahwriter)
Posted on June 18, 2015 | No CommentsBefore becoming a Christian one of the biggest problems I had with religion was that people who practised it ought to be a lot, well, nicer. So often I saw religion being used as a tool to tell me what […] -
We need to talk about sinning (@TheAlethiophile)
Posted on June 11, 2015 | No CommentsIt’s fair to say that Amos is hardly the most cheerful or hope-filled book. Chapter after chapter, verse after verse, we are greeted with statements of judgement and the promise of punishment. Hardly the portrayal of God that we like […] -
A Reflection on the Book of Amos Chapter 9 Judgement and the Promise of Salvation (@minidvr)
Posted on June 10, 2015 | No CommentsThe Book of Amos is powerful full of the prophecy of God, as revealed through Amos, about the failings, not only of the people of Judah and Israel, but also the surrounding nations, which have done so many evil things […] -
Justice will roll! (@crimperman)
Posted on June 8, 2015 | 1 CommentWhenever somebody mentions the book of Amos many people’s thoughts will turn to a single word: justice. Arguably the most well-known verse in the writings of Amos is verse 24 of chapter 5: But let justice roll on like a […] -
Amos: The First Blogger (@layanglicana)
Posted on June 5, 2015 | 4 CommentsAmos preached in Israel in the 8th century BCE. Wikipedia drily says he: “wrote at a time of relative peace and prosperity and neglect of religion. He spoke against an increased disparity between the very wealthy and the very […] -
Voicing the Voiceless with @drbexl #Amos
Posted on June 2, 2015 | 2 CommentsI’ve not really engaged with Amos much, so I had a hunt around for simple overviews. As a historian I’m always interested in the ‘biography’ of those telling the stories, so here’s Amos: The prophet Amos lived among a group […] -
Imagery of God as The Shepherd and the Flock (@minidvr)
Posted on October 10, 2013 | No CommentsDavid Becomes King Over Israel (2 Samuel 5)(NIV) 5 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood. 2 In the past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led […]