Informing the Future: Social Justice in the New Testament

by Joseph A. Grassi

Overview

The roots of social justice run deep-right back to the Bible. Now, in Informing the Future, scripture scholar, writer and teacher Joseph Grassi takes readers back to the New Testament to explore the place of social justice-the just distribution of economic, social and cultural resources to all people-as envisioned and practiced in it. It is there, the author demonstrates, that we will find the inspiration that challenges us, sustains us and brings hope to our world today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780809140923
Publisher:	Paulist Press
Publication date:	08/07/2003
Pages:	282
Product dimensions:	6.16(w) x 9.14(h) x 0.73(d)

Table of Contents

	Introduction	1
Part I	Old Testament Roots
1.	Social Justice in the Torah	5
2.	The Prophets and Social Justice	34
3.	Social Justice in the Psalms and Wisdom Literature	67
4.	Social Revolution in the Desert: The Qumran Community	89
Part II	Social Justice in the New Testament
5.	Mark: Breaking Down Dividing Walls in the Roman Empire	103
6.	Matthew: The Gospel of Justice	132
7.	Luke: Theology and Praxis of a Perpetual Jubilee	172
8.	John: Ideal Models for New Relationships	208
9.	Paul the Apostle: Oneness Through Diversity	227
Part III
10.	Social Justice in Christian Writings of the First Three Centuries	249
11.	The United Nations Millennium Declaration and the New Testament	258
	Notes	271
	Bibliography	275
	Index	279