Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 JUSTICE AND THE BIBLE; Chapter 2 THE ANCIENT SOCIAL CONTEXTS; Chapter 3 THE STORY OF CREATION: JUSTICE AS COSMIC ORDER; Chapter 4 THE STORY OF THE EXODUS: JUSTICE AS FAITHFULNESS; Chapter 5 THE STORY OF ISRAEL: JUSTICE AS A COMMUNITY OF EQUALS; Chapter 6 THE STORY OF JESUS: JUSTICE IN PRACTICE; Chapter 7 THE STORY OF OUR WORLD; Chapter 8 OUR STORY: DOING JUSTICE IN OUR WORLD; Bibliography; Index of biblical references; Index of subjects; Index of names