 Economic and Non-Economic Interpretations of God in the Old TestamentSigmund Wagner-Tsukamoto
Chapter 6 in Is God an Economist?, 2009, pp 203-231 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The very presence of the idea ‘God’ in the Old Testament does not automatically imply that the Old Testament were a metaphysical, holy or purely religious text. The purpose of the following is to enter an enlightened discussion regarding our understanding of God in the Old Testament, especially regarding secular meanings. In this way, the following reconstructs the idea of God in rational, scientific terms. Here, the present study departs from the religious economics of Brams (2002, 1980), Gordon (1994, 1989), Meeks (1989) or Paris (1998) and more so from theology (e.g. Wildavsky 1994; Noth 1966; also Westermann 1987), which subscribe to a metaphysical concept of a personal, omnipotent God and non-economic cooperation principles. For example, Childs (1985: Chapter 3) interprets ‘God’ as creator who reveals himself through godly wisdom, through Israel’s history and through his very name. In general, the idea of revelation plays a crucial role in theology when the notion of God is discussed. Keywords: Intellectual Capital; Social Conflict; Moral Disagreement; Institutional Problem; Mutual Gain (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-23409-3_7 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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