…A prophet from the Kingdom of Judah in the 8th century BCE. In the Old Testament, he is the first of the so-called “descriptive prophets” who are composed of prophetic books bearing the name of the prophet. Amos was not a professional prophet who made a living by prophesying, but a free farmer who raised small livestock and cultivated fig trees in the mountainous region of Tekoa in Judah. He accepted Yahweh’s call and went to Samaria, the capital of the brother nation of Israel under Jeroboam II, and to Bethel and Gilgal, where the sanctuaries were located. There, he engaged in fierce social and religious criticism for a short time before returning to Judah. … *Some of the terminology used to refer to "written prophets" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…前8世紀のユダ王国出身の預言者。旧約聖書の中で,預言者の名を冠した預言書の編まれている,いわゆる〈記述預言者〉の最初の人物である。アモスは預言で生計を立てる職業的預言者ではなく,ユダの山地テコアで小家畜の飼育とイチジク桑の栽培に携わっていた自由農民であったが,ヤハウェの召命を受けて立ち,ヤラベアム2世が統治する兄弟国イスラエルの首都サマリア,聖所のあるベテルとギルガルに赴き,そこで短期間,激しい社会・宗教批判を行って,ユダに帰った。… ※「記述預言者」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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