To Whom Belongs the Land?

Ndikho Mtshiselwa is Associate Professor of the Old Testament in the Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies at the University of South Africa. He holds a doctoral degree from the University of South Africa. His area of research is the Old Testament (Pentateuch).

• List of Tables – Acknowledgements – List of Abbreviations – Introduction – A Critique of Socio-Economic Injustice and Land Ownership in South Africa – Land and Socio-Economic Policy: Analysis of the Israelite Jubilee Legislation In Leviticus 25:8–55 – An African Liberationist Reading of Leviticus 25:8–55 – Conclusion – Index of Authors – Index of Subjects.

“The question of the land and of land ownership is a crucial issue in the Hebrew Bible, and also in many modern societies. Ndikho Mtshiselwa contributes to this debate by a careful examination of Leviticus 25, one of the most important biblical text about the question of justice and land. This book offers a very challenging combination of a socio-historical reading of the chapter in its original context and an analysis of this chapter in the context of the present South African society. A must read for every scholar and student interested in contextual reading that is informed by serious historical-critical scholarship.”—Thomas Römer, Chaire “Milieux bibliques,” Vice-Administrateur Collège de France; Professor, Faculty of Theology and Sciences of Religion, University of Lausanne