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29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 2. Judaism

7604	Amos was the first prophet to emphasise justice and compassion [Amos, by Armstrong,K]
	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.

29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / d. Heresy

16711	Heretics should be eradicated like wolves [Aquinas]
	Full Idea: Heretics are wolves …and therefore ought to be eradicated.
	From: Thomas Aquinas (Sentences [1264], IV.13.2.3sc), quoted by Robert Pasnau - Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 20.2