The Poor in the Ancient Near East
FAIN: FT-11428-73
Fredrik B. Knutson
University of Arkansas, Little Rock (Little Rock, AR 72204-1000)
To determine the ancient Near Eastern background of a biblical concept: the obligation of society to care for its dispossessed. Examination of the literature should reveal, as full as possible, the extent and nature of this concept in its pre-Israelite setting.