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Justice Part 2: What is Social Justice and Righteousness in the Bible?

39 minutes Posted Oct 17, 2017 at 7:00 am.

) by finishing up the discussion from episode 1 on retributive and restorative justice. Jon shares a story about some of the difficulties in practices community justice.

-25:30) of the episode Tim shares a poem in the book of Jeremiah 9 and says it’s ideally captures the biblical vision of justice, mercy and righteousness. Tim and Jon speculate what they would do if they won the lottery.

-end), the guys discuss the word “righteousness” in the Bible. Tim explains that the root word of righteousness is a word that means “to be in right relationship with someone” Tim talks about how Job is described as righteous, and how those descriptions are words that describe his efforts in social justice, defending the poor and the widow.

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This is episode two of our Justice series. Tim and Jon discuss the twin ideas of Justice and Righteousness in the Bible. Those two words are often paired together in the Bible. The guys start the episode (0-

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Show Resources:

Nicholas Wolterstorff: Justice, Rights and Wrongs.

Gustavo Gutierrez: A Liberation Theology

Moshe Weinfeld: “righteousness and justice”

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Defender Instrumental: Rosasharn Music

Organized Religion: Beautiful Eulogy

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