Tag: Deuteronomy 30
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Theology and Economics: Justice in the Old Testament
Any discussion of economics in the Old Testament must begin with the Pentateuch, especially the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy. Clearly, these are not economic textbooks. The Hebrews were an agricultural people without the compartmentalization of life we have today, and to speak strictly of economics would have been unintelligible to them. Both Leviticus and…
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Theology and Economics: Israel and the Coming Shalom
God's mission is renewal of shalom. What will this age of shalom look like? The vision was unveiled over time. First, I will look at the Old Testament vision of the coming age and then turn to the New Testament vision. God had promised Abraham that "…in you all the families of the earth shall…