Wealth and Poverty in the Book of Proverbs - Couverture souple

Whybray, R. Norman

 
9781441153746: Wealth and Poverty in the Book of Proverbs
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1441153748 ISBN 13 : 9781441153746
Editeur : Sheffield Academic Press, 2009

Synopsis

This is not a sociological study in the technical sense. Its aim is simply to review the internal evidence of a single Old Testament book about attitudes towards what is now universally recognized as one of the most serious problems facing the world today: the unequal distribution of this world's goods. The study shows that there are some fundamental assumptions common to all sections of Proverbs: that wealth, unless acquired by dishonest or unscrupulous means, is a good rather than an evil, and that poverty as a feature of society is an evil which may to some extent be alleviated in particular cases but for which there is no universal cure.

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À propos de l?auteur

The late was Emeritus Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Studies at the Univeristy of Hull.

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Éditeur
Sheffield Academic Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1441153748
ISBN 13 
9781441153746
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
132
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