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Just as people and institutions must not contravene legitimate authority, people in positions of power must not use their authority illegitimately. Moses...
The action of the Book of Ruth centers around gleaning, which was one of the most important...
The length of text devoted to land allotment in Joshua 13-22 reflects the essential role of the land in shaping Israel’s identity, although it can make eyelid-drooping reading if we don’t look at...
The massive national effort needed to construct the Temple leaves Solomon the ruler of a powerful kingdom. During his reign Israel's military...
The connection between the temple and the wall is significant for the theology of work. The temple might seem to be a...
Despite the attention to personal judgment we have seen in Psalm 73, in most of Book 3, it is the nation of...
The proverbs do not stop with commending generosity but go further to claim that caring for the poor is a matter of...
Much of Luke consists of Jesus’ teaching. As it happens, the first teaching in Luke is directly about work, although it comes...
In the parable of the persistent widow (Luke 18:1-8), a poor, powerless person (the widow) persists in nagging a corrupt, powerful person...
To be a citizen is to hold a political office: not an elected office, to be sure, but an important office of public responsibility nonetheless. But what is citizenship? Where does it come...
Civil disobedience means breaking the law nonviolently for conscientious reasons.
After the people ran out of money, Joseph allowed them to barter their livestock for food. This plan lasted for one year...
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