| Description |
1 online resource (114 pages) |
| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Bibel Altes Testament gnd |
| Subject |
Social justice -- Biblical teaching
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Social justice -- Biblical teaching
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0718892984 |
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9780718892982 |
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9781283865920 |
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1283865920 |
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