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…
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…
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.
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。…
「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……
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…
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,…
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…
凡物共用—使徒行傳中的資源分配／鄺成中
使徒行傳二至十一章先後有數段經文簡略的述及早期教會及個別信徒對貧……
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…
扶貧—基督教倫理反思／郭鴻標
筆者關注的課題是《在真理中實踐愛德》這份教會文獻，如何處理關於「愛」與「正義」的論述，究竟基督教倫理學應該從「愛」還是「正義」開始？…
THE PROBLEM OF CONSUMERISM IN FREE MARKET CAPITALISM AND HOW TO RESPOND AS CHRISTIANS／Richard Goetz
Christian consumers and investors who live in capitalist societies face an inherent paradox: their society's free-market economic structure has given them unprecedented economic…