Biblical economic ethics : sacred scripture's teachings on economic life / Albino Barrera.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barrera, Albino.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics in the Bible.

Economics--Religious aspects.

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (371 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written in non-technical language accessible to non-specialist readers, this book is a theological synthesis of the findings of scripture scholars and ethicists on what the Bible teaches about economic life. It proposes a biblical theology of economic life that examines what the individual sections of Sacred Scripture say about proper economic conduct and how these teachings fit within the larger theology and ethics of the biblical books in which they are found.

Contents:

Contents; List of Abbreviations; Preface; 1 Methodological Issues; I: Old Testament; 2 Socioeconomic Conditions; 3 Covenant and Law; 4 Prophets; 5 Wisdom Literature; II: New Testament; 6 Socioeconomic Conditions; 7 Mark; 8 Matthew; 9 Luke-Acts; 10 Pauline Letters and James; III: Toward a Biblical Theology of Economic Life; 11 A Divine Order of Conditional Prosperity; 12 Gift of Divine Friendship; 13 Gift of One Another; 14 Gift of the Earth; 15 Summary and Conclusions; References; Index; Index of Scripture Passages; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4985-1584-3

0-7391-8230-7

OCLC:

857769563