What does the Bible say about money? This volume presents the researches of 18 international biblical scholars at Ansgarskolens 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.
- 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.
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