Satisfying Justice:Victims, Justice and the Grain of the Universe

In biblical and Jewish tradition, care for the poor and weak – for those in situations of extreme need or vulnerability, such as widows and orphans, immigrants and prisoners, the sick and the destitute – is one of the primary obligations laid on God's people. The biblical writers repeatedly declare God's unwavering concern for the poor, and God's insistence that those on the margins of the covenant community be afforded special provision and protection. An aspiration for what we call “social justice” permeates biblical law, and its neglect by those in positions of authority provokes enraged protests from the Hebrew prophets.

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