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DOI 10.12887/31-2018-1-121-05



Fr. Dariusz DZIADOSZ – “Do not barter a friend for money, or a true brother for the gold of Ophir” (Sir 7:18): Money in the Bible


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The category of money, which—in various forms—appears in almost every Book of the Old and the New Testament, is largely determined by the social, political and economic situation of the ancient Middle East. Numerous Biblical sources reflect the multi-stage process which resulted in the origination of money in Asia Minor and the entire Middle East, beginning with barter trade, up till the phase of a developed monetary system introduced in that region by the Persian, Greek, and Roman civilizations. Biblical traditions depict the multi-stage and multi-layered process of the adoption of money by the ‘chosen people’ throughout its history, as well as the role of money in the daily lives of the Israelites of the Old and the New Testament. Biblical traditions simultaneously provide a broad social, cultural, ethical and theological context of the use of money as described in the Bible.

Translated by Dorota Chabrajska

Keywords: money, gold, silver, coin, wealth, the Hebrew Bible

Contact: Chair of the Exegesis of Historical, Prophetic and Didactic Books of the Old Testament,
Institute of the Biblical Studies, Faculty of Theology, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin,
Al. Racławickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland

E-mail: dariuszdzi@op.pl



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  1. ISSN 0860-8024
  2. e-ISSN 2720-5355
  3. The Republic of Poland Ministry of Science and Higher Education Value: 100.00
  4. Quarterly “Ethos” is indexed by the following databases: EBSCO, CEEOL, Index Copernicus (ICV 2017: 55.26), Philosopher’s Index, ERIH Plus.
  5. DOI Prefix 10.12887