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Hearing the Shepherd from Tekoa

JL;DR SUMMARY Ethan Schwartz reviews Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom's book, "Amos: The Genius of Prophetic Rhetoric," which is part of the Maggid Studies in Tanakh series and explores the prophet Amos. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish TraditionProphecyAmosBiblical ScholarshipOralityYitzchak EtshalomThe ProphetsMaggid StudiesEighth Century BceSocioeconomic Justice

Places mentioned

Jerusalem, Israel
"Review of Yitzchak Etshalom, Amos: The Genius of Prophetic Rhetoric, Maggid Studies in Tanakh (Jerusalem: Maggid, 2025)."
Tekoa, Jerusalem, Israel
"Amos of Tekoa, who inveighed against the northern kingdom of Israel in the eighth century BCE."
Bethel, Central District, Israel
"In the only third-person narrative scene in the book, he responds to threats from Amaziah, priest of Bethel."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"by Yitzchak Etshalom, a rabbi and educator based in Los Angeles."
Samaria, Central District, Israel
"Welcome to a stimulating journey to eighth-century BCE Samaria, Etshalom announces at the beginning of the book."
France
"frequent visits to the academies of France."
Spain
"frequent visits to the academies of France, Spain."
Beit El, Central District, Israel
"Then Amaziah the priest of Beit El sent to Jeroboam king of Israel."
Damascus, Central District, Israel
"I will take you into exile [ve-higleiti] beyond Damascus, says the Lord, whose name is the God of Hosts (Amos 5:2127)."

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