| Author: | Philippe Guillaume | ISBN: | 9781315478319 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | September 17, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Philippe Guillaume |
| ISBN: | 9781315478319 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | September 17, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
