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Justice Narratives and Covenantal Ethics
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Justice Narratives and Covenantal Ethics
Justice Narratives and Covenantal Ethics
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What is distributive justice according to the Wadell reading?
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Concerns how goods, opportunities, and burdens are apportioned across society (the 'who gets what?' question).
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How does distributive justice apply to societal resource allocation?
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It addresses the 'who gets what?' in apportioning goods, opportunities, and burdens.
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What is commutative justice?
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The interpersonal dimension of justice that governs fairness in exchanges and relationships (how individuals treat one another).
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In what situations does commutative justice apply?
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In personal exchanges and relationships to ensure fairness between individuals.
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Define contributive justice.
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Focuses on participation and contribution: ensuring people have the ability/opportunity to contribute to, and take part in, social life and institutions (a justice of inclusion/agency).
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How does contributive justice promote social inclusion?
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By providing opportunities for people to participate and contribute to social institutions.
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What is the first component of the covenant?
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Fidelity and freedom: Abraham and then Moses.
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How does fidelity and freedom apply in the covenant?
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It represents the commitment and liberty established through Abraham and Moses.
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What is the second component of the covenant?
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Mutual: God care for humanity and humanity’s care for God’s creation.
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In practice, how does mutual care function in the covenant?
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God cares for humanity while humanity stewards creation.
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Describe the third component of the covenant.
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Lived in Torah: worship, diet, family, and agriculture.
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How is the Torah applied in living the covenant?
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Through practices in worship, diet, family, and agriculture.
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Who is the first protected group in the covenant?
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Widows – protected from exploitation or neglect.
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Why are widows protected under the covenant?
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To prevent exploitation or neglect due to lack of family support.
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What is the second protected group?
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Orphans – protected because they lacked family support or inheritance.
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How does protection for orphans apply?
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By providing support where family inheritance is absent.
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Identify the third protected group.
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Foreigners/Sojourners (Aliens) – protected from discrimination or unfair treatment.
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Why are sojourners protected?
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Since Israel was reminded they too had been foreigners in Egypt.
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What is Pe’ah in agricultural practices?
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Farmers must leave the corners of their fields unharvested for the poor and the stranger.
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How does Pe’ah apply to harvest ethics?
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Ensures poor and strangers can glean from field corners.
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Define gleanings in Torah economic practices.
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Any grain or produce that falls during harvest must be left for the poor to collect.
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What is the purpose of leaving forgotten sheaves?
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If a sheaf is accidentally left behind, it must not be retrieved; it belongs to the widow, orphan, and stranger.
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How are vineyards and olive groves handled in Torah?
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Fallen or leftover grapes and olives must be left for the poor and sojourner.
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What crops do these agricultural laws apply to?
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Edible, tended, storable crops such as grains, legumes, and certain fruits.
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What is the prohibition of usury?
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Charging interest on loans to fellow Israelites is forbidden.
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How does land ownership relate to Torah economics?
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Land ultimately belongs to God; people are only temporary stewards.
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What is Sabbath rest in economic context?
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Every seventh day, humans and animals must rest from labor.
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Describe the Sabbatical Year.
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Every 7 years: The land itself must rest—no sowing or harvesting beyond basic needs.
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What is the Kingdom of God according to Jesus?
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God’s active rule, not a place: The Kingdom is wherever God’s will is done — 'on earth as it is in heaven.'
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How is the Kingdom of God present and future?
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Already among them through Jesus' words and actions, but fulfilled in the future when God’s justice fully reigns.