"The Might of My Own Hand Has Gotten Me This Wealth": Reflections on Wealth and Poverty in the Hebrew Bible and Today

The growing gap between the wealthiest and poorest members of society is a pressing social concern regularly invoked in discussions surrounding taxation, the minimum wage, and the social safety net. Advocates of particular positions at times reference various biblical passages. This essay examines s...

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Autor principal: Kaminsky, Joel S. 1960- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Verificar disponibilidad: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: [2019]
En: Interpretation
Año: 2019, Volumen: 73, Número: 1, Páginas: 7-17
Otras palabras clave:B Hebrew Bible
B Poverty
B Taxes
B Deuteronomy
B Proverbs
B Book of
B Wealth
Acceso en línea: Presumably Free Access
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Sumario:The growing gap between the wealthiest and poorest members of society is a pressing social concern regularly invoked in discussions surrounding taxation, the minimum wage, and the social safety net. Advocates of particular positions at times reference various biblical passages. This essay examines several relevant themes and passages within the Hebrew Bible in order to explore ways the Bible might be brought into productive conversation with these contemporary issues.
ISSN:2159-340X
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0020964318802817