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The Bible and Money - (Bible in the Modern World) by Markus Zehnder & Hallvard Hagelia (Hardcover)

The Bible and Money - (Bible in the Modern World) by  Markus Zehnder & Hallvard Hagelia (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>What does the Bible say about money? 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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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: </p><p><br></p><p>- The Prophets on Trade: Did They Consider it a Canaanite Affair?</p><p><br></p><p>- Two Categories of Loans in the Old Testament</p><p><br></p><p>- Give Willingly and Do Not Expect Anything? A Biblical View on Loans and Interest</p><p><br></p><p>- Government and Economy in the Hebrew Bible: Taxes and Related Issues</p><p><br></p><p>- State and Temple Economy in the Levant in the Persian and Hellenistic Periods</p><p><br></p><p>- Economics and Poverty: Negotiating the Spectrum of Personal Wealth or Shared Resources</p><p><br></p><p>- Proportionate and Sufficient Wealth: Financial Transparency in Paul's Collection for the Saints in Jerusalem</p><p><br></p><p>- Engaging the New Testament and the Welfare State</p><p><br></p><p>- Divine Plenty, Human Thriftiness: A Canonical Reading of (Un)Limited Resources</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p>

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