There Shall Be No Poor among You Poverty in the Bible

Name: There Shall Be No Poor among You Poverty in the Bible
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ISBN: 9780687000593

ISBN-10: 0687000599

ISBN-13: 9780687000593

Edition: 2004

Authors: OFM Leslie J. Hoppe

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There Shall Be No Poor Among You is a careful and comprehensive but not overly technical study of the biblicalportrait of the poor and poverty. Hoppe introduces the study with the socioeconomic structuresof ancient Israel and Roman Palestine, then proceeds systematically to examine the biblical evidence, including that of theOld Testament, New Testament, Apocrypha, and rabbinic literature.The Bible describes the poor and poverty in a variety of ways. Sometimes poverty is a curse; other times it is a blessing. Sometimes the text is concernedabout material poverty exclusively; other times poverty becomes a metaphor for another reality. Hoppe describes the various ways the Bible deals with the…

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List price: $28.99
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Publication date: 9/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.98" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748




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