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A thoughtful examination of biblical ethics, showing how the Old Testament still has much to teach us in our contemporary pursuit of social justice.
Can the Old Testament provide relevant principles for modern concepts of social justice? Today citing our human rights is used as recourse for anything and everything. Excessive use has corrupted a defining ideal of mankind. Williamson explores the meaning of Old Testament justice to discover its significance for us today. Concentrating on social justice he unearths the value and relevance of the phrase 'justice and righteousness'. Tracing this phrase and its context within and without the pages of Scripture Williamson elaborates an argument that passes from Abraham to Amos. He expounds a biblical ideal that he argues is not rooted in the legalistic Law of Moses, or necessarily an idealized history, but is a concept that is fluid, constructed in an organic appreciation for natural law. Williamson has written an engaging and highly articulate book that exposes the relevance of the Old Testament as a blueprint for a way of life; a mode of living that developed in accordance with the existence of the ancient Israelite. The ideal maintained a form, as derived from natural law that was applicable to all creeds and ranks, and therefore is potentially relevant for us today.
Can the Old Testament provide relevant principles for modern concepts of social justice? Today citing our human rights is used as recourse for anything and everything. Excessive use has corrupted a defining ideal of mankind. Williamson explores the meaning of Old Testament justice to discover its significance for us today. Concentrating on social justice he unearths the value and relevance of the phrase 'justice and righteousness'. Tracing this phrase and its context within and without the pages of Scripture Williamson elaborates an argument that passes from Abraham to Amos. He expounds a biblical ideal that he argues is not rooted in the legalistic Law of Moses, or necessarily an idealized history, but is a concept that is fluid, constructed in an organic appreciation for natural law. Williamson has written an engaging and highly articulate book that exposes the relevance of the Old Testament as a blueprint for a way of life; a mode of living that developed in accordance with the existence of the ancient Israelite. The ideal maintained a form, as derived from natural law that was applicable to all creeds and ranks, and therefore is potentially relevant for us today.
Price: $29.99
Pages: 114
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: Lutterworth Press
Publication Date:
23 February 2012
Trim Size: 8.50 X 5.51 in
ISBN: 9780718892982
Format: Paperback
...their is much to commend in the argument presented...
— Gordom McConville
The book is accessible to non-experts and a judicious examination of the terms 'justice and righteousness', broaden the field of inquiry from books that focus on the law to include natural law. Its discussion of the similar approaches to social justice between Israel and her neighbours is significant.
— Timothy J. Stone
...Williamson's short book has a particular prescience as he offers coordinates in his final remarks for critically reading Israelite natural law traditions alongside the more contemporary language of human rights...
— Richard P Whaite
...its accessibility, clarity, and short size enable a reader to acquire a sense of ethics in the OT and scholarship on the topic with relative ease. This is not an easy task, so this makes the book quite valuable...[...] For those looking for a short introduction to ethics in the OT and the field, He Has Shown You What is Good is a very helpful resource. For evangelical educators training students for ministry, you could have your students read this book, identify a point of interest, and then pursue that topic further in the growing field of OT ethics...
— Andrew T. Abernethy
— Gordom McConville
The book is accessible to non-experts and a judicious examination of the terms 'justice and righteousness', broaden the field of inquiry from books that focus on the law to include natural law. Its discussion of the similar approaches to social justice between Israel and her neighbours is significant.
— Timothy J. Stone
...Williamson's short book has a particular prescience as he offers coordinates in his final remarks for critically reading Israelite natural law traditions alongside the more contemporary language of human rights...
— Richard P Whaite
...its accessibility, clarity, and short size enable a reader to acquire a sense of ethics in the OT and scholarship on the topic with relative ease. This is not an easy task, so this makes the book quite valuable...[...] For those looking for a short introduction to ethics in the OT and the field, He Has Shown You What is Good is a very helpful resource. For evangelical educators training students for ministry, you could have your students read this book, identify a point of interest, and then pursue that topic further in the growing field of OT ethics...
— Andrew T. Abernethy
Preface
1. The Task in Hand
2. Divine Justice and Natural Justice
3. The Individual and Social Justice
4. Prophetic Justice
5. Messianic Justice
6. He Has Shown You What is Good
Bibliography
1. The Task in Hand
2. Divine Justice and Natural Justice
3. The Individual and Social Justice
4. Prophetic Justice
5. Messianic Justice
6. He Has Shown You What is Good
Bibliography