Bible and Money: Economy and Socioeconomic Ethics in the Bible

hat 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 / Markus Zehnder pp. 144-174 - 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\u27s 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.https://digitalcommons.biola.edu/faculty-books/1504/thumbnail.jp