Biblical economic ethics: sacred scripture's teachings on economic life

Methodological issues: using sacred scripture in economic ethics

Pt. I: Old Testament

Socioeconomic conditions: Biblical Israel

Covenant and law

Prophets

Wisdom literature

Pt. II: New Testament

Socioeconomic conditions: first-century Palestine

Mark

Matthew

Luke-Acts

Pauline letters and James

Pt. III: Toward a Biblical theology of economic life

A divine order of conditional prosperity

Gift of divine friendship: imitatio dei

Gift of one another: mutual solicitude and care for the poor

Gift of the earth: stewardship

Summary and conclusions: economic life as participation in God's providence.