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Am I Still My Brother's Keeper?
Biblical Perspectives on Poverty
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2012
Summary
What does the Bible say about poverty and our responsibility toward the poor? This book examines the concept of “brother’s keeper” in both the ancient Near East and the biblical world. Wafawanaka contends that biblical Israel failed to play the rightful role of brother’s keeper and claims that we, too, have strayed from this responsibility. Am I Still My Brother’s Keeper? reveals what we can learn about poverty from a biblical context and how we might appropriate those insights to fight poverty in our own communities. Beginning with the biblical mandate in Deuteronomy 15, Wafawanaka surveys the Hebrew Scriptures and challenges those with power and resources to reevaluate their response to the poor. Failure to revisit the notion of “brother’s keeper” threatens to create a society that is increasingly disenfranchised and unjust. A glance at our world in light of biblical history suggests that poverty is an endemic global problem that requires a radical global solution.
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2012
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-5701-3
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-5702-0
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
220
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Table of Contents No access
Foreword No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgements No access
Abbreviations No access
Introduction No access
1 The Biblical Mandate No access
2 Poverty in the Law Books No access
3 Poverty and the Prophets No access
4 Poverty in the Writings No access
5 Summary and Conclusions No access
Bibliography No access Pages 167 - 198
Index of Authors No access Pages 199 - 204
Index of Subjects No access Pages 205 - 208
Index of Scripture References No access Pages 209 - 218
