03725cam a2200601Mi 4500 ocn884015076 OCoLC 20200709060152.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 140719s2012 xx o 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng pn EBLCP N$T OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCQ JSTOR 9780718840419 (electronic bk.) 0718840410 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)884015076 22573/ctt1cg4w0k JSTOR BS1199.J8 BIB 000000 bisacsh REL 006160 bisacsh REL 006680 bisacsh REL006210 bisacsh 220.7 MAIN Williamson, H. G. M. He Has Shown You What is Good [electronic resource] : Old Testament Justice Then and Now. Havertown : Lutterworth Press, 2012. 1 online resource (112 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Print version record. Front-cover ; Title page; Table of Contents ; Preface; 1: The Task in Hand; Narrowing the field; The nub of the problem; 2: Divine Justice and Natural Justice; Concerns for justice in the ancient Near East; (1) Ugarit; (2) Mesopotamia; (3) Egypt; Old Testament acknowledgment of natural justice; Indications of development or change; Class distinctions within ancient Israelite society; 3: The Individual and Social Justice; Who is Proverbs for?; Social Justice in Proverbs; The theological basis; Human compliance; The link between theory and practice; 4: Prophetic Justice; Isaiah; Amos. Hosea and MicahA wider survey of Amos; A wider survey of Isaiah; A new element; 5: Messianic Justice; Psalm 72; A developing hope; 6: He Has Shown You What is Good; Bibliography; Back-cover. Can the Old Testament provide relevant principles for modern concepts of social justice? In this book, the author explores the meaning of Old Testament justice to discover its significance for us today. Concentrating on social justice he unearths the value and relevance of the phrase 'justice and righteousness'. Tracing this phrase and its context within and without the pages of Scripture Williamson elaborates an argument that passes from Abraham to Amos. He expounds a biblical ideal that he argues is not rooted in the legalistic Law of Moses, or necessarily an idealized history, but is a conc. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible. Old Testament. fast (OCoLC)fst01808092 Justice Biblical teaching. Social justice Biblical teaching. BIBLES General. bisacsh RELIGION Biblical Reference General. bisacsh RELIGION Biblical Reference Handbooks. bisacsh Justice Biblical teaching. fast (OCoLC)fst00985125 Social justice Biblical teaching. fast (OCoLC)fst01122605 RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Old Testament bisacsh Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast (OCoLC)fst01411635 Print version: Williamson, H.G.M. He Has Shown You What is Good : Old Testament Justice Then and Now. Havertown : Lutterworth Press, ©2012 9780718892982 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=813510 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1741564 EBSCOhost EBSC 813510 92 N$T 55050 55050