Money and possessions
By: Walter Brueggemann
Edition: First edition.
Series: Interpretation: resources for the use of Scripture in the church; Interpretation, resources for the use of Scripture in the church
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Louisville, Kentucky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780664233648
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Bibel; Bible; Wohlstand; Besitz; Wealth; Biblical teaching; Money; Theology; Reichtum
Description: The Bible is rich with complex and diverse material on the topic of money and possessions. Indeed, a close look at many scriptural texts reveals that economics is a core preoccupation of the biblical tradition. In this new work, highly regarded preacher and scholar Walter Brueggemann explores the recurring theme of money and possessions in the Old and New Testaments. He proposes six theses concerning money and possessions in the Bible, observing their contradictory nature to the conventional wisdom and practice of both the ancient world and today's society. Brueggemann advises us to reassess the ways in which our society engages -- or does not engage -- questions of money and possessions as carriers of social possibility. He invites the church to move toward an alternative neighborly economy that is more consistent with the gospel we confess.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-293) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: a material faith; title: Israel's core narrative: no coveting!; title: Deuteronomy: the great either-or of neighborliness; title: Joshua, Judges, 1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings: the contest; title: 1-2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah: empire and extraction; title: The Psalms: Torah, temple, wisdom; title: Proverbs and Job: wise beyond smart; title: The prophets: wealth ill-gotten and lost, wealth given again; title: The five scrolls: scripts of loss and hope, commodity and agency; title: The Gospels: performance of an alternative economy; title: Acts: community amid empire; title: Paul: life in the land of divine generosity; title: The Pastoral Epistles: order in the household; title: The letter of James: the deep either-or of practice; title: The Book of Revelation: the ultimate alternative.