Land, Credit and Crisis

Agrarian Finance in the Hebrew Bible

AvPhilippe Guillaume

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

Land, Credit and Crisis presents a new understanding of the financial culture of the Bible. Biblical Palestine was characterized by an over-abundance of arable land combined with a chronic lack of manpower and agricultural credit - circumstances which lead to much prophetic fulminating against merchants and the rich. The book reveals how the financial instruments and institutions of the time reflected a tough economic realism and argues that the image of the biblical prophet as a champion of social justice must be revised.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-01-15
Mått:156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:BibleWorld
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781845539283

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Mer om författaren

Philippe Guillaume is a trained agriculturalist, theologian and biblical archaeologist, and has taught Old Testament/Hebrew Bible in Switzerland, Lebanon and England. He is currently writing a Habilitationsschrift at the University of Berne.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction Part I: Land 1. Land Tenure 2. Communal Land 3. The Myth of the Helpless Peasant 4. New Perspectives on Land Passages Part II: Credit 5. Agricultural Credit 6. Debt and Patronage 7. Debt in the Bible Part III: No Crisis in Yehud 8. Life in Yehud 9. Financing Production and Commerce General Conclusion