Land, Credit and Crisis presents a new understanding of the financial culture of the Bible. Biblical Palestine was characterized by an over-abundance of arable land combined with a chronic lack of manpower and agricultural credit - circumstances which lead to much prophetic fulminating against merchants and the rich. The book reveals how the financial instruments and institutions of the time reflected a tough economic realism and argues that the image of the biblical prophet as a champion of social justice must be revised.
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Land, Credit and Crisis: Agrarian Finance in the Hebrew Bible
Land, Credit and Crisis presents a new understanding of the financial culture of the Bible. Biblical Palestine was characterized by an over-abundance of arable land combined with a chronic lack of manpower and agricultural credit - circumstances which lead to much prophetic fulminating against merchants and the rich. The book reveals how the financial instruments and institutions of the time reflected a tough economic realism and argues that the image of the biblical prophet as a champion of social justice must be revised.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781845539283 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 01/15/2012 |
Series: | BibleWorld |
Pages: | 304 |
Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d) |
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