The essays gathered here provide a panoramic view of current thinking on biblical texts that play important roles in contemporary struggles for social justice – either as inspiration or impediment. Here, from the hands of an ecumenical array of leading biblical scholars, are fresh and compelling resources for thinking biblically about what justice is and what it demands. Individual essays treat key debates, themes, and texts, locating each within its historical and cultural settings while also linking them to the most pressing justice concerns of the twenty-first century. The volume aims to challenge academic and ecclesiastical complacency and highlight key avenues for future scholarship and action.
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.
Stephen P. Ahearne-Kroll, Harold W. Attridge, Corrine Carvalho, Adela Yarbro Collins, John J. Collins, John R. Donahue SJ, John Endres, Gina Hens-Piazza, Anathea E. Portier-Young, Julia D. E. Prinz, Gregory E. Sterling, Anathea E. Portier-Young, Gregory E. Sterling
John J. Collins, Gina Hens-Piazza, Barbara Reid OP, Donald Senior, USA) Collins, Professor John J. (Yale University Divinity School, USA) Hens-Piazza, Dr Gina (Jesuit School of Santa Clara, USA) Reid, Sr Barbara, OP (Catholic Theological Union, USA) Senior, Rev Donald (Catholic Theological Union