Bible in Context: Amos

This course uses the book of Amos as a means of introducing the covenantal values that lay beneath Israel's approach to social justice. Through a site visit and classroom activities, students will reflect on the Church's call to social justice and the way in which this can be realised in the lives of individuals and congregations. Additional emphasis will be placed on the content and shape of the book of Amos and the task of interpreting it as Scripture of the Church. Lecture. Written assignments, site visit, and final paper. Intro to OT (KNB1006) or equivalent, plus any 2000 level Bible course.
Students should have read the following books (available at Crux bookstore at Wycliffe College) prior to the start of the course:
Paton, Alan. Cry, the Beloved Country. New York, NY: Scribner, 2003
Paul, Greg. God in the Alley:  Being and Seeing Jesus in a Broken World. Colorado Springs, CO: WaterBrook, 2004
Classes held at Wycliffe College