# Amos 01 General Notes

### Structure and formatting

This book is written in a poetic form. Because it was written by a farmer, it includes many references to agricultural concepts. 

#### "For three sins of Judah, even for four"
The phrase "For three sins of Judah, even for four," is used to begin each oracle. This is not intended to be a literal count but is an idiom indicating a large number of sins. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin]]) 

## Links:

* __[Amos 01:01 Notes](./01.md)__
* __[Amos intro](../front/intro.md)__

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