The message of the book of Amos against the economic inequities of his day is just as relevant in the twenty-first century. There are a number of excellent commentaries to help us enter Amos’s world. The critical commentaries by Andersen and Freedman, Jèorg, Mays, Soggin, and Wolff are all excellent, though Shalom Paul‘s stands out among them as my favourite. Once again the more popular commentaries by Achtemeier, Craigie, Hubbard, Limburg, Sweeney, and Smith are all quite good, though Stuart is quite accessible as well.

• Achtemeier, Elizabeth Rice. Minor Prophets I: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, and Micah.
  New International Biblical Commentary: Old Testament. Hendrickson, 1996.
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• Andersen, Francis I., and David Noel Freedman. Amos: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary.
  Anchor Bible. Doubleday, 1989.
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• Bulkeley, Tim. Amos: Hypertext Bible Commentary.
  Auckland: Hypertext Bible, 2005. Online: http://hypertextbible.org/amos/
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• Craigie, Peter C. Twelve Prophets, Volume 1: Hosea, Joel, Amos,
  Obadiah, Jonah.
  Daily Study Bible. Westminster Press, 1984.
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• Finley, Thomas J. Joel, Amos, Obadiah.
  Wycliffe Exegetical Commentary. Moody Press, 1990.
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• Hubbard, David Allan. Joel and Amos: An Introduction and
  Commentary.
  Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries. InterVarsity, 1989.
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• Jeremias, Jèorg. The Book of Amos: A Commentary.
  Old Testament Library. WJK, 1998.
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• Limburg, James. Hosea-Micah.
  Interpretation. John Knox Press, 1988.
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• Mays, James Luther. Amos: A Commentary.
  Old Testament Library. Westminster Press, 1969.
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• McComiskey, Thomas. The Minor Prophets: An Exegetical and Expository Commentary. Volume 1: Hosea, Joel, Amos.
  Baker, 1992.
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• Paul, Shalom M. Amos: A Commentary on the Book of Amos.
  Hermeneia. Fortress Press, 1991.
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• Smith, Billy K., and Page Frank S. Amos, Obadiah, Jonah.
  New American Commentary. Broadman & Holman, 1994.
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• Smith, Gary V. Hosea, Amos, Micah .
  NIV Application Commentary. Zondervan, 2001.
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• Soggin, J. Alberto. The Prophet Amos: A Translation and Commentary.
  Old Testament Library. WJK, 1987.
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• Stuart, Douglas K. Hosea-Jonah.
  Word Biblical Commentary. Word, 1987.
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• Sweeney, Marvin A. The Twelve Prophets, Volume 1: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah.
  Berit Olam. Liturgical Press, 2000.
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• Wolff, Hans Walter. Joel and Amos.
  Hermeneia. Fortress Press, 1977.
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