“Occupying” Genesis 1–3: Missionally Located Reflections on Biblical Values and Economic Justice

Chronic economic disparities are painfully evident throughout the world, and in this context challenging questions of missional hermeneutics, formation, and practice arise. This article seeks to tease out some noteworthy economic implications of Gen 1–3, implications that are both theologically and...

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Main Author: Barram, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2014
In: Missiology
Year: 2014, Volume: 42, Issue: 4, Pages: 386-398
Further subjects:B The Fall
B economic justice
B Creation
B Values
B biblical myth
B Theological Anthropology
B Hermeneutics
B Mission
B Genesis 1–3
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Summary:Chronic economic disparities are painfully evident throughout the world, and in this context challenging questions of missional hermeneutics, formation, and practice arise. This article seeks to tease out some noteworthy economic implications of Gen 1–3, implications that are both theologically and missionally evocative and often at odds with widespread anthropological assumptions, market-centric values, and conceptions of socio-economic justice. Drawing together insights from Gen 1–3, the Babylonian Enuma Elish Creation Myth, neoclassical and contemporary economic perspectives, and Catholic Social Teaching, the article highlights key anthropological and socio-economic values that can contribute to a biblically authentic missional hermeneutic.
ISSN:2051-3623
Contains:Enthalten in: Missiology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0091829613488468