Covenant economics : a biblical vision of justice for all - Horsley, Richard A. (Louisville, KY : Westminster John Knox Press, 2009)
"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".
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Economics in the Bible; Covenants -- Biblical teaching; Economics -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Covenants -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Christianity and justice -- United States; United States -- Economic conditions