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Wealth and Poverty in the Book of Proverbs (Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies) - Softcover

Whybray, R. Norman

 
9781441153746: Wealth and Poverty in the Book of Proverbs (Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1441153748 ISBN 13: 9781441153746
Publisher: 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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About the Author

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

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Publisher
Sheffield Academic Press
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1441153748
ISBN 13 
9781441153746
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
132