The Bible and Money

Economy and Socioeconomic Ethics in the Bible

444 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

What does the Bible say about money? This volume presents the researches of 18 international biblical scholars at Ansgarskolen¿s Norwegian Summer Academy for Biblical Studies. Papers include:· The Prophets on Trade: Did They Consider it a Canaanite Affair?· Two Categories of Loans in the Old Testament· Give Willingly and Do Not Expect Anything? A Biblical View on Loans and Interest· Government and Economy in the Hebrew Bible: Taxes and Related Issues· State and Temple Economy in the Levant in the Persian and Hellenistic Periods· Economics and Poverty: Negotiating the Spectrum of Personal Wealth or Shared Resources· Proportionate and Sufficient Wealth: Financial Transparency in Paul's Collection for the Saints in Jerusalem· Engaging the New Testament and the Welfare State· Divine Plenty, Human Thriftiness: A Canonical Reading of (Un)Limited ResourcesThis unusual volume is a useful resource for researchers, but also a coursebook to be used in the classroom and a comprehensive introduction to biblical economic ethics in general.

• Reihe: Bible in the Modern World
• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Christentum Heilige Texte und geheiligte Schriften Bibel
• ISBN: 9781910928752
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.11.2020
• Größe: 240 x 161 mm
• Verlag: Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd
• Herausgegeben von: Hallvard Hagelia, Markus Zehnder