The Bible and Money: Economy and Socioeconomic Ethics in the Bible

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: · The Prophets on Trade: Did They Consider it a Canaanite Affair? · Two Categories of Loans in the Old Testament · Give Willingly and Do Not Expect Anything? A Biblical View on Loans and Interest · Government and Economy in the Hebrew Bible: Taxes and Related Issues · State and Temple Economy in the Levant in the Persian and Hellenistic Periods · Economics and Poverty: Negotiating the Spectrum of Personal Wealth or Shared Resources · Proportionate and Sufficient Wealth: Financial Transparency in Paul's Collection for the Saints in Jerusalem · Engaging the New Testament and the Welfare State · Divine Plenty, Human Thriftiness: A Canonical Reading of (Un)Limited Resources 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.