Am I still my brother's keeper? : biblical perspectives on poverty / Robert Wafawanaka.
نوع المادة : نصالناشر:Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2012]تاريخ حقوق النشر: ©2012وصف:xxi, 219 pages ; 23 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780761857013
- 076185701X
- BS680.P47 W34 2012
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | BS680.P47 W34 2012 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30010011136790 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-197) and indexes.
The biblical mandate -- Poverty in the Law Books -- Poverty and the Prophets -- Poverty in the writings.
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.