THEO 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Debt Relief, Habiru
14 Apr 2020
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Egalitarian: no separate laws for rich and poor, e. g. in the case of murder, slavery and debt laws the exception, different rules for hebrews and non hebrews. Compassion legislated: must love neighbour, must help those you hate, e. g. The sabbath: day of rest: primarily of benefit for servants, slaves, workers. Social justice is a concept of fair and just relations between the individual and society, as measured by the distribution of wealth, opportunities for personal activity, and social privileges. Give examples from the israelite law codes of social justice concerns: specific provisions for helping the poor including refugees (foreign/alien residents, not harvest to edge of field: leave it for the poor. In sabbath years must let poor eat off fallow land. Describe how concern for refugees are highlighted: emphasis on treating refugees nicely, same law for refugees and citizens, constant exhortation to be kind and generous to them, constant reminder they were refugees and slaves in egypt.
