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God's People in God's Land: Family, Land and Property in the Old Testament

God's People in God's Land: Family, Land and Property in the Old Testament

Wright, Christopher J. H.

Paperback

Series: Paternoster Digital Library

Bible Studies

ISBN10: 1842274570
ISBN13: 9781842274576
Publisher: Paternoster (Print on Demand)
Published: Jan 1 2006
Pages: 308
Weight: 0.99
Height: 0.36 Width: 6.05 Depth: 8.89
Language: English
In recent sociological approaches to the Old Testament, Christians have been finding unexpected resources for their ethical reflection and action relative to the modern world's pressing social and economic dilemmas. This unique survey by Christopher Wright examines life in Old Testament Israel from an ethical perspective by considering how the economic facts of Israel's social structure were related to the people's religious beliefs. Observing the centrality of the family in the social, economic and religious spheres of Israelite life, Wright analyzes Israel's theology of land, the rights and responsibilities of property owners, and the socioeconomic and legal status of dependent persons in ancient Israel - wives, children, and slaves - showing the mutual interaction between such laws, institutions, and customs and the nation's covenant relationship with God. While primarily exegetical, God's People in God's Land contains many useful insights for Christian social ethics: Wright suggests how the ethical application of his findings might proceed as Christians with different theological perspectives and cultural contexts seek to work out the relevance of the Old Testament for today.

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