Taxation in Biblical Israel

This essay represents an initial attempt to provide a comprehensive account of the systems of taxation described and/or mandated in the Hebrew Bible for various periods in ancient Israel. Beyond this preliminary descriptive task, a concentration here is upon the ethical evaluation of these taxation...

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Published in:Journal of religious ethics
Main Author: Oden, Robert A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1984
In: Journal of religious ethics
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Summary:This essay represents an initial attempt to provide a comprehensive account of the systems of taxation described and/or mandated in the Hebrew Bible for various periods in ancient Israel. Beyond this preliminary descriptive task, a concentration here is upon the ethical evaluation of these taxation systems-evaluations both according to voices within the Hebrew Bible and according to the general criteria of freedom, equity, and distributive justice.
ISSN:1467-9795
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics