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 merch...

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1. Verfasser: Guillaume, Philippe, 1960-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Sheffield ; Oakville, Connecticut : Equinox Publishing, 2012.
Schriftenreihe:Bible world.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781844658756
1844658759
9781315478319
1315478315

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