{"product_id":"social-justice-in-the-hebrew-bible-9780814655238","title":"Social Justice in the Hebrew Bible","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidering the extent of social injustice in the world today, how can Christians combine their efforts with those of other concerned people to solve this problem? \u003ci\u003eSocial Justice in the Hebrew Bible\u003c\/i\u003e offers an answer to this question by examining how Israel used the social justice thought of other Near Eastern peoples to face its own justice crises. It uses as its framework the Hebrew Bible''s statements about this issue in its law codes, prophetic books, psalms, narrative works, and wisdom literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalchow demonstrates that Israel did not originate the concept of social justice. Rather, it drew its resources for overcoming it from Near Eastern thought on the subject. By combining its own ideas of social justice with those of its neighbors, Israel''s people fought injustice with what was new and what was old. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIsrael''s three methods of acceptance, adaptation, and transformation remain relevant to the changing conditions of life today. They are useful in ou\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018465182039,"sku":"9780814655238","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780814655238.jpg?v=1750776989","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/social-justice-in-the-hebrew-bible-9780814655238","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}