To Whom Belongs the Land?: Leviticus 25 in an African Liberationist Reading

ISBN-13: 9781433138935 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 284 str.

Ndikho Mtshiselwa

Opis

This book argues that when re-read from an African liberationist perspective and in the context of the land redistribution and socio-economic justice discourse, Leviticus 25:8-55 can contribute positively to the redress of inequality and consequently to poverty alleviation in South Africa.

Recenzje

"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

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

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).