Nehemiah 5: no economic crisis

The crisis described in Nehemiah 5 serves as the literary backdrop for the presentation of Nehemiah as the paradigmatic generous patron. Current social-scientific exegesis of the HB tends to use Nehemiah 5 to support the notion of a structural economic crisis in Yehud. This article argues that Nehem...

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Main Author: Guillaume, Philippe 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The National Library of Canada 2010
In: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Year: 2010, Volume: 10, Pages: 2-21
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
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Summary:The crisis described in Nehemiah 5 serves as the literary backdrop for the presentation of Nehemiah as the paradigmatic generous patron. Current social-scientific exegesis of the HB tends to use Nehemiah 5 to support the notion of a structural economic crisis in Yehud. This article argues that Nehemiah 5 and these social-scientific readings make excellent theology but poor economic history.
ISSN:1203-1542
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5508/jhs.2010.v10.a8