Wealth and Poverty in the Book of Proverbs
This is not a sociological study in the technical sense. Its aim is simply to review the internal evidence of a single Old Testament book about attitudes towards what is now universally recognized as one of the most serious problems facing the world today: the unequal distribution of this world's goods. The study shows that there are some fundamental assumptions common to all sections of Proverbs: that wealth, unless acquired by dishonest or unscrupulous means, is a good rather than an evil, and that poverty as a feature of society is an evil which may to some extent be alleviated in particular cases but for which there is no universal cure.
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Wealth and Poverty in the Book of Proverbs
This is not a sociological study in the technical sense. Its aim is simply to review the internal evidence of a single Old Testament book about attitudes towards what is now universally recognized as one of the most serious problems facing the world today: the unequal distribution of this world's goods. The study shows that there are some fundamental assumptions common to all sections of Proverbs: that wealth, unless acquired by dishonest or unscrupulous means, is a good rather than an evil, and that poverty as a feature of society is an evil which may to some extent be alleviated in particular cases but for which there is no universal cure.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781441153746 |
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| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publication date: | 11/01/2009 |
| Series: | The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies , #99 |
| Pages: | 132 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d) |
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