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#232 | Amos, Jesus, and the Future of Israel: What James Really Meant in Acts 15
In this episode, we explore one of the most debated prophetic texts in the New Testament: Amos 9:11–12 and its citation by James in Acts 15:12–17.
At first glance, something seems off. The wording in Acts doesn’t match what many of us see in our English translations of Amos. Why? Because James is quoting the Greek Septuagint (LXX), not the Hebrew Masoretic Text. And the differences between those textual traditions significantly shape how the prophecy is understood.
We begin by carefully examining those translation challenges. In the Hebrew text of Amos, the emphasis appears to be on Israel’s…
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