At the Voice of Stefan, the blogger has began a series of posts on this passage:
Amos 9:11-12:
On that day I will raise up
the tent of Dauid that is fallen
and rebuild its ruins
and raise up its destruction,
and rebuild it as the days of old
in order that those remaining of humans
and all the nations upon whom my name has been called
might seek out me,
says the Lord who does these things. (NETS)
He sites Patristic evidence that the primitive Church saw this as referring to the Resurrection.
I have been taught, and have taught it myself, that this prophecy refers to the Church, but I am interested in seeing where it leads. Check it out, if you can.
Joel L. Watts holds a Masters of Arts from United Theological Seminary with a focus in literary and rhetorical criticism of the New Testament. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific discoveries of the past century. He is the author of Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark: Introduction and Commentary (Wipf and Stock, 2013) and a co-editor and contributor to From Fear to Faith: Stories of Hitting Spiritual Walls (Energion, 2013).
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That seems much clearer in Greek -
ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἀναστήσω τὴν σκηνὴν Δαυὶδ
That seems much clearer in Greek -
ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἀναστήσω τὴν σκηνὴν Δαυὶδ
The Prophet Amos and the Resurrection | The Church of Jesus Christ: June 29, 2009 By: Polycarp Category: Church .. http://tinyurl.com/kwbtzx