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Old Testament

Genesis

Genesis
Celebrating the natural world | item 2Justice
Genesis
The story of Babel championing linguistic diversityJustice
Genesis
On God’s creation being very good, and human’s covenantal responsibility to steward creationJustice
Genesis
God declares that creation is 'good' | item 2 | item 3 | item 4Created Order
Genesis 1
God’s unstinting abundant creationJustice
Genesis 1:3, 7
The created world reflects God's rationality, beauty and coherence | item 2Created Order
Genesis 1:3, 7
Further reflection on the similarities between God's attributes and the order seen in the worldCreated Order
Genesis 1:26
God makes humans in his image to rule over and steward creationCreated Order
Genesis 1:26-28
Humanity made in the image of GodVirtues
Genesis 1:26
Human beings as stewards of the earthVirtues
Genesis 1:29-30
God gives plants to human beings for sustenanceCreated Order
Genesis 1:31
The original creations as the exemplar of just state of affairsJustice
Genesis 3
The fall introduces chaos and evil into the worldCreated Order
Genesis 3:14-19
The consequences of the fall as an examples of second order justice: the fall from primordial goodness of creation necessitates judgmentJustice
Genesis 9:6
Respect for human life grounded in the image of GodVirtues
Genesis 11
The story of Babel, championing linguistic diversityJustice
Genesis 11
The sin of Babel was the refusal to disperse throughout the earth; being given multiple languages enabled humans to do thisCreated Order
Genesis 12
On righteousness as a theological not moral conception: people set right before God in Abrahamic covenantJustice

Exodus

Exodus 18:13-23
On requiring judges to be capable, God-fearing, trustworthy and averse to dishonest gainJustice
Exodus 20:1-17
The Ten Commandments as the moral skeleton of the virtues | item 2Virtues
Exodus 20:5
On punishing sons for the sin of fathers, a prima facie challenge to the idea that God abides by the principle of justice | item 2Justice
Exodus 21:23-24
On the concern of proportionality in justiceJustice
Exodus 23:2
On second-order justice (mishpat) and righteousness (tsedaqah) in the courtsJustice

Leviticus

Leviticus
On second-order justice in the courtsJustice
Leviticus
On the Sabbath and treating nature justlyJustice
Leviticus
On first love commandJustice
Leviticus 18
The command to love your neighborsJustice
Leviticus 19:9-10
On the implicit right to food though the provision of gleaningJustice
Leviticus 19:15
On loving by acting justlyJustice
Leviticus 19:15
On second-order justice (mishpat) and righteousness (tsedaqah) in the courtsJustice
Leviticus 19:18
On the first love commandment | item 2Justice
Leviticus 19:18
On loving the other beyond duty and lawJustice
Leviticus 20, 4
On justice in judicial proceedingsJustice
Leviticus 25
The principle of Jubilee as a safeguard against excessive agricultural property and permanent alienation from economic resourcesJustice
Leviticus 25:8-22
On the Jubilee and treating nature justlyJustice

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 1:16-17
On second-order justice (mishpat) and righteousness (tsedaqah) in the courtsJustice
Deuteronomy 1:16
On the requirement on kings and judges to enact just judgmentJustice
Deuteronomy 5:12-14
On the Sabbath and treating nature justlyJustice
Deuteronomy 6:4
Israel's creed declares that God is one | item 2Created Order
Deuteronomy 6:5
On the first love commandJustice
Deuteronomy 16:18-20
On justice in judicial proceedings | item 2Justice
Deuteronomy 24:16
On the concern of proportionality in justice, inherited or transferable guilt | item 2Justice
Deuteronomy 32:4
On justice as an attribute of GodJustice
Deuteronomy 32:4
On what justice (mishpat/krima) mean in the OT: justice as an attribute of GodJustice

Judges

Judges 12
The story of shibboleth, on identifying and killing Ephraimites based on their languageJustice
Judges 12
On linguistic discrimination against the minority EphraimitesJustice

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 8:15
On the intimate association between judgment (mishpat) and justice (tsedaqah) being instantiated on DavidJustice

1 Kings

1 Kings 10:9
On the intimate association between judgment (mishpat) and justice (tsedaqah) being instantiated on SolomonJustice

2 Kings

2 Kings 23:25-26
Challenge to the idea that God abides by the principle of justiceJustice

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 9:8
On the intimate association between judgment (mishpat) and justice (tsedaqah) being instantiated on SolomonJustice
2 Chronicles 12:6
On justice as God’s concern for allJustice
2 Chronicles 18:14
On the intimate association between judgment (mishpat) and justice (tsedaqah) being instantiated on DavidJustice

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 9:33
On justice as God’s concern for allJustice

Job

Job 29:16, 31:21
On what righteousness (tzedek/dikaiousune) mean in the OT: righteousness as a relationship with God which leads to flourishingJustice
Job 38:6–7
The stars sing and angels shout for joy at creationCreated Order

Psalm(s)

Psalm(s)
The psalms testify to variety and profusion of God's creationCreated Order
Psalm(s)
The psalms contain much wisdom about rituals in worshipCreated Order
Psalm(s) 8
Celebrating the natural worldJustice
Psalm(s) 19
The natural world cries out to God in praise | item 2Created Order
Psalm(s) 37:28
God’s people are expected to act justly in obedience to the covenantJustice
Psalm(s) 62
On God’s mercyJustice
Psalm(s) 65:1
On justice as worshipping god and giving God what is due God | item 2Justice
Psalm(s) 65:9-13, 95:4-5, 96:1-6, 104
Natural world as God’s excellences and giftsJustice
Psalm(s) 67:4, 96:13, 98:9
On justice as an attribute of GodJustice
Psalm(s) 72
On good kingshipJustice
Psalm(s) 99:4
On the intimate association between judgment (mishpat) and justice (tsedaqah) being instantiated on king MessiahJustice
Psalm(s) 106:3
As justice in our ordinary affairs; on doing justice and showing mercy in disastersJustice
Psalm(s) 119
This psalm focuses on the law given at Sinai as a source of moral instructionCreated Order

Proverbs

Proverbs
Proverbs contains wisdom about using rituals in life and societyCreated Order
Proverbs 1-9, 31
Proverbs as practical guidance for flourishing in societyVirtues
Proverbs 2:8-9
Righteousness, justice and equity as the good pathVirtues
Proverbs 3:7
Being wise in one's own eyesVirtues
Proverbs 8:18, 114:23, 31:9
On what righteousness (tzedek/dikaiousune) mean in the OT: righteousness as a relationship with God which leads to flourishingJustice
Proverbs 11:28
The righteous flourishing like a green leafVirtues
Proverbs 28:5
God’s people are expected to act justly in obedience to the covenantJustice

Song of Songs

Song of Songs
The lovers in the Song of Songs transcend rationality | item 2Created Order

Isaiah

Isaiah 1:27
On redeeming Zion with justiceJustice
Isaiah 11:2-3
The scriptural gifts of the Holy SpiritVirtues
Isaiah 28:6
On justice as an attribute of GodJustice
Isaiah 32:16-17
On justice and shalomJustice
Isaiah 33:5
On the intimate association between judgment (mishpat) and justice (tsedaqah) being instantiated on GodJustice
Isaiah 51:4-5
On what justice (mishpat/krima) mean in the OT: justice as an attribute of God, on God’s justice extended to all nationsJustice
Isaiah 55:12
The natural world cries out to God in praiseCreated Order
Isaiah 58:6-7
On God’s demand for justice | item 2Justice
Isaiah 61
On justice orientations to institutionsJustice
Isaiah 61:3
On building epistemic justice as good new for the oppressedJustice
Isaiah 61:8
On the love of the Lord for justice | item 2Justice

Jeremiah

Jeremiah
On second-order justice in the courtsJustice
Jeremiah
On loving by acting justlyJustice
Jeremiah
On first love commandmentJustice
Jeremiah
On loving the other beyond duty and lawJustice
Jeremiah
On the Jubilee and treating nature justlyJustice
Jeremiah 9:24
On justice as an attribute of GodJustice
Jeremiah 9:24
On the intimate association between judgment (mishpat) and justice (tsedaqah) being instantiated on GodJustice
Jeremiah 23:5, 33:15
On the intimate association between judgment (mishpat) and justice (tsedaqah) being instantiated on king MessiahJustice
Jeremiah 29:7
Seeking the peace and prosperity of the cityVirtues
Jeremiah 31
The infusion of virtue in the prophetsVirtues
Jeremiah 31:28-30
On the claim that “our fathers sinned but only we are punished”Justice
Jeremiah 31:33
An external source of law is needed in society since God's law is not (perfectly) written on human heartsCreated Order

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 18
On the claim that “our fathers sinned but only we are punished”Justice
Ezekiel 34:16
On what justice (mishpat/krima) mean in the OT: justice as an attribute of GodJustice

Hosea

Hosea 6:6
Sacrifice and rituals do not necessarily bring about the mercy, justice, and virtue that God desiresCreated Order

Amos

Amos
As a lens for thinking Christianly about international justiceJustice
Amos 5:7
On the relationship between justice and judgment | item 2Justice

Micah

Micah 4:4
On the relationship between economic security to property ownershipJustice
Micah 6
On the challenge to balance both the need to do justice and provide loving kindnessJustice
Micah 6:8
On social systemic justice | item 2 | item 3 | item 4Justice
Micah 6:8
On “mishpat” referring to first order justiceJustice
Micah 6:8
Micah's statement that God requires us to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with him is a good foundation for Christians wishing to act within human legal ordersCreated Order
Micah 6:8
Doing justice, loving mercy and walking humblyVirtues
Micah 7:1
Laws and social practices of Israel almost always refers to social (systemic) justice and injusticeJustice

Habakkuk

Habakkuk 1:1-4
On why God’s righteous ones sufferJustice
Habakkuk 2:3-4
On contextual meanings of “righteousness” in OTJustice