Poverty eradication and the Bible in context: A serious challenge
This article endeavours to reflect seriously on poverty in its ancient (biblical) and present-day contexts, and is motivated by the notion that present-day believers (whether Jewish or Christian) want their acknowledgement of the status of the Bible to contribute to the eradication of poverty in its present-day contexts. In this article, I shall briefly discuss the various terms for poverty used in the Bible, and I shall then reflect upon present-day definitions and distinctions. After a brief review of the (ancient) historical context of Israel (and the contemporary survival measures as revealed by archaeology), I shall then focus, again, on the present-day world, including the situation in South Africa. Only serious continued reflection can lead, ultimately, to any form of action.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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The Church History Society of Southern Africa
2013
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1017-04992013000300009 |
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