Debt and the Decalogue: The Tenth Commandment

This article seeks to demonstrate that the question of debt is present in the Decalogue. It is included in the last (or the last two) commandments: “You shall not covet your neighbour’s house; you shall not covet your neighbour’s wife etc.” (Exod 20:17). Obviously, this commandment must have a meani...

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Main Author: Kessler, Rainer 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2015
In: Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2015, Volume: 65, Issue: 1, Pages: 53-61
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Decalog / Desire / Debt / Slavery
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
NCC Social ethics
Further subjects:B Decalogue debt slavery
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic