Scripture and Social Justice

Anathea E. Portier-Young is associate professor of Old Testament at Duke Divinity School and author of the acclaimed Apocalypse against Empire: Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism.Gregory E. Sterling is Reverend Henry L. Slack Dean and Lillian Claus Professor of New Testament at Yale Divinity School. He is the editor of the Philo of Alexandria Commentary Series and the Studia Philonica Annual.

• Introduction - Gregory E. Sterling and Anathea E. Portier-Young1.Companions on a Journey: The Bible and Catholic Social Teaching - John R. Donahue, S.J.2.What are Biblical Values? - John J. Collins3.The Psalms and the Poor - John Endres, S.J.4.The Ethics of Survival in the Book of Lamentations: Trauma, Identity, and Social Location - Corrine Carvalho5.Preaching Justice from the Old Testament - Anathea E. Portier-Young6.Biblical Interpretation as Praxis of Justice: “Whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant…” (Mark 10:43) - Gina Hens-Piazza7.Remembering the Loaves - Stephen P. Ahearne-Kroll8.Deities in Disguise: The Care of Strangers as a Criterion for Discipleship - Gregory E. Sterling9.Johannine Ethics and Ethical Discourse - Harold W. Attridge10.Teaching in Early Christianity - Adela Yarbro Collins11.Of Broken Bread and Bread Crumbs Alike: Nepantlas Sharing the Eucharistic Table - Julia D. E. Prinz

[This] volume is powerful and appropriate for the scholar and layperson alike. Anyone interested in scripture, and its eye for justice, will enjoy and profit from the read.