Covenant economics : a biblical vision of justice for all /
Richard A. Horsley.
- 1st ed.
- Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, c.2009.
- xxi, 193 p. ; pbk ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"All people are endowed by their Creator" -- Serving the sacred forces of imperial civilization -- Covenant society and economic rights -- Mutual support and the protection of economic rights -- The monarchy and economic centralization -- Prophetic condemnation of economic exploitation -- The Roman imperial economy in Jesus' time -- Jesus' renewal of the covenant -- Covenant renewal and economic justice in the Gospel of Mark -- The assemblies of Christ in the letters of Paul -- Covenantal community in the Gospel of Matthew -- "With certain unalienable rights".
Economics in the Bible. Covenants--Biblical teaching. Economics--Religious aspects--Christianity. Covenants--Religious aspects--Christianity. Christianity and justice--United States.