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The Bible and Money
Economy and Socioeconomic Ethics in the Bible
Edited by Markus Zehnder, Hallvard Hagelia
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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 Resources
This 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.
Hallvard Hagelia is Professor of Old Testament Studies at Ansgar College and Theological Seminary in Kristiansand, Norway. |
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