Usury and Poverty: A Case Study of the Post-Rabbinic Moment in Midrash and Piyyut/ by., Amit Gvaryahu
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ArticlePublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021 (January)Description: pages,72-95Subject(s):
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Harvard Theological Review
The Hebrew Bible prohibits lending at interest. This is usually linked to care for the poor. A Similar connection is found in post-biblical literature as well. In Deut 23:20-21, however, usury is disconnected from the poverty laws. classical rabbinic literature follows Deuteronomy in sharply de-coupling usury from poverty: the usury prohibition in that corpus regulates commerce and property and is not intended to benefit the poor. In a sharp break with classical rabbinic tradition, the usury prohibition is re-associated with the poor in piyyut and in the Tanhuma midrashim, two late antique genres of Jewish literature associated but not entirely contiguous with classical rabbinic literature.
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The Hebrew Bible prohibits lending at interest. This is usually linked to care for the poor. A Similar connection is found in post-biblical literature as well. In Deut 23:20-21, however, usury is disconnected from the poverty laws. classical rabbinic literature follows Deuteronomy in sharply de-coupling usury from poverty: the usury prohibition in that corpus regulates commerce and property and is not intended to benefit the poor. In a sharp break with classical rabbinic tradition, the usury prohibition is re-associated with the poor in piyyut and in the Tanhuma midrashim, two late antique genres of Jewish literature associated but not entirely contiguous with classical rabbinic literature.
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