book review: Neither Poverty Nor Riches by Craig Blomberg
Neither Poverty Nor Riches, by Craig Blomberg (IVP, 1999). My first familiarity with Craig Blomberg was an appearance he made on Stu Epperson's talk show. There he was speaking, in regard to the tithe, the Old Testament had three, two of which were yearly, and one every third year, which equals 23 1/3% per year. This caught my attention, as I have been a believer for nearly thirty years, and had never heard of such a thing. Now, of course, there are wackos saying all kinds of things, but ther aren't any getting their books published under the IVP imprint, so I had to lay my hands on the book to read it through.
What Blomberg has researched out is a lot more than the above statement, although that may be the least heard and, therefore, the most attention getting. He deals with virtually every verse in the Bible that speaks in
some way about money, and comments on it. The title comes from Proverbs 30:8, and is a one phrase overview of everything God has to say about the subject. This, in turn, is challanging for almost anyone in the English speaking world in that, by historical standards, we all fall into the category of wealthy. Further, as this book is written by a seminary professor and will, for the most part, be read by pastors and pastoral/theological students, the readers fall into the highly educated category, also. Therefore, reading the book will be an excercise of self-examination.
I believe this book is a relatively easy read for the serious believer who wishes to seriously study the subject of money, without regard to whether you agree with his conclusions about three tithes. In other words, its not a really light read, but not as difficult as many theological works, and its worth the time.
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