There Shall Be No Poor Among You: Poverty in the Bible

by Leslie J. Hoppe and OFM Leslie J. Hoppe

Book Overview

There Shall Be No Poor Among You is a careful and comprehensive but not overly technical study of the biblical portrait of the poor and poverty. Hoppe introduces the study with the socioeconomic structures of ancient Israel and Roman Palestine, then proceeds systematically to examine the biblical evidence, including that of the Old Testament, New Testament, Apocrypha, and rabbinic literature. The Bible describes the poor and poverty in a variety...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0687000599
• ISBN13: 9780687000593
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

well titled

Excellent book! So very thought provoking and true. Well written and researched. All should take note!