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Economic and Non-Economic Interpretations of God in the Old Testament

In: Is God an Economist?

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  • Sigmund Wagner-Tsukamoto

    (University of Leicester)

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.

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  • Sigmund Wagner-Tsukamoto, 2009. "Economic and Non-Economic Interpretations of God in the Old Testament," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Is God an Economist?, chapter 6, pages 203-231, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-23409-3_7
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230234093_7
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