130. Persia Goes Punk (Nehemiah 5)
About this episode
The episode discusses Nehemiah 5, focusing on internal exploitation in Jerusalem and the ethics of justice and community responsibility.
Nehemiah 5 stands apart from the rest of the scroll. For once, the greatest threat to Jerusalem isn't an enemy outside the walls; it's the exploitation happening within them. As famine and predatory lending push the poor deeper into debt, Nehemiah confronts the wealthy in a way that would make many modern American Christians uncomfortable: by forming a mob and publicly shaming them into canceling what they're owed. It's a chapter that forces us to wrestle with the ethics of what justice, wealth, and community responsibility are supposed to look like. Website: TheBibleUncut.com (show notes available in the blog section) Donate: TheBibleUncut.com/support-us Discord…
People in this episode
Host: Colin Connor
Topics covered
- justice
- wealth
- community responsibility
- exploitation
- debt
- public shaming
Keywords
- Nehemiah
- Jerusalem
- debt
- exploitation
- public shaming
- justice
- wealth
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: TheBibleUncut.com
Books & works: Nehemiah 5
Places: Jerusalem
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