2014 年 1 月 1 日
THE GOODNESS OF WEALTH But Not Like the Prosperity Gospel Claims/Craig L. Blomberg
Countless passages in both Testaments demonstrate this but all of them must be qualified by balancing themes. The so-called prosperity gospel goes too far in its estimation of how…
2014 年 1 月 1 日
THE SEDUCTION OF WEALTH When Money Becomes a God/Craig L. Blomberg
The desire for greater and greater wealth is a major seduction to sin through the Scriptures. Riches per se are not sinful, nor even the desire to acquire them, so long as they…
2014 年 1 月 1 日
GENEROUS GIVING The Antidote to Idolatry/Craig L. Blomberg
The consistent biblical antidote to material possessions becoming a seduction to sin is to give them away generously and sacrificially to those who have greater needs.
2014 年 1 月 1 日
復合與祝福—夏甲與以實瑪利的故事/胡維華
本文從字義的研究、情境的分析、語法的推敲等,重新檢視上帝對夏甲所說的話。在審酌各方論點之後,發現夏甲與以實瑪利的記敘,應視為上帝介入而成就和好的篇章。和好的關係,顯明恩慈的上帝賜福給亞伯拉罕,挪亞之約也因而得蒙堅立。…
2014 年 1 月 1 日
「地不至荒涼」—約瑟對饑荒解困之道所引發的神學反思(創四十七13∼26)/曹腓利
本文列舉出舊約學者對約瑟作埃及宰相時期,他解決饑荒造成之貧困敘事 (創四十七13∼26)的解讀。學者以四個角度來理解此段有關約瑟的敘述,即……
2014 年 1 月 1 日
WEALTH AND POVERTY IN PROVERBS AND ECCLESIASTES/Philip E. Satterthwaite
A hermeneutic that sees wisdom teaching as designed to stimulate further reflection rather than put an end to discussion may conclude that Proverbs and Ecclesiastes have more in…
2014 年 1 月 1 日
THE UNHOLY TRIO OF MONEY, SEX, AND POWER IN ISRAEL’S 8TH-CENTURY BCE PROPHETS/Jerry Hwang
This article examines the historical and literary interconnections among idolatry, injustice, and immorality in several eighth century BCE prophetic books: Isaiah, Hosea, Amos,…
2014 年 1 月 1 日
JESUS’ BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING OF POVERTY AND RICHES IN THE GOSPELS/Jason J. Lim
This article attempts to make a thorough study on Christ Jesus' biblical and theological views on poverty and riches and their implications. Although Jesus' message of the kingdom…
2014 年 1 月 1 日
THE ACQUISITION AND USE OF WEALTH Some Reflections from Revelation 18 /Eileen Poh Chu Luan
Richard Bauckham's article, "The Economic Critique of Rome in Revelation" has underscored the economic significance of Revelation 18. This paper focuses on two economic aspects of…