Full Idea
Amos was the first prophet to emphasise social justice and compassion.
Gist of Idea
Amos was the first prophet to emphasise justice and compassion
Source
report of Amos (30: Book of Amos [c.740 BCE]) by Karen Armstrong - A History of God
Book Reference
Armstrong,Karen: 'A History of God' [Mandarin 1993], p.56
A Reaction
It increasingly strikes me that early religious thinkers were actually working out the rules for good community living, but seeing them through the distorting spectacles of religion as a means to post-life salvation.