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| 7604 | Amos was the first prophet to emphasise justice and compassion |
| Full Idea: Amos was the first prophet to emphasise social justice and compassion. | |||
| From: report of Amos (30: Book of Amos [c.740 BCE]) by Karen Armstrong - A History of God | |||
| 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. |