Book Review: Social and Economic Life in Second Temple Judea/The Wealth of Nations: A Tradition-Historical Study/The Sacred Economy of Ancient Israel.

Authors

Roger S. Nam, George Fox UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2016

Abstract

Excerpt: "The study of Israelite economies has seen a surge of interest in recent years. Each of the three volumes under review here covers a distinct aspect of the economic world of the Hebrew Bible.

Adams provides a broad overview of social and economic life in Second Temple Judea through four chapters of descriptive themes and a cumulative ethical assessment of wealth and poverty. The book includes a bibliography and multiple indexes. A. states his hope: “By taking up topics like marriage gifts, borrowing and lending, and taxation, our discussion will provide an overview of economic life, with fresh insights from relevant biblical texts, including passages and entire books that do not receive enough attention in this regard” (p. 2)."

Comments

Originally published in Catholic Biblical Quarterly 78, 339-345.

https://www.catholicbiblical.org/catholic-biblical-quarterly-cbq

Recommended Citation

Nam, Roger S., "Book Review: Social and Economic Life in Second Temple Judea/The Wealth of Nations: A Tradition-Historical Study/The Sacred Economy of Ancient Israel." (2016). Faculty Publications - Portland Seminary. 115.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/gfes/115