Abstract
This article deals with the double biblical worldview about poverty: as a social context one is not responsible for, or as a state of mind which enhances brotherhood and fraternity. Both of them criticize the worldview that looks upon poverty as a punishment or as fate impossible to be changed. The biblical vocabulary on this subject offers a broad perspective from these worldviews throughout Israel’s history, where the prophets and wisdom literature assumed an acute critique of all those who oppress the poor in various ways.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 17-43 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Didaskalia |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2014 |
Keywords
- Bible
- Poverty
- Humility
- Wealth
- Fraternity
- Justice
- Charity
- Spirituality
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