The Maker Versus the Takers: What Jesus Really Said About Social Justice and Economics

Written by Jerry Bowyer

Narrated by William Sarris

A close reading of the Gospels, taking history and archeology into account, demolishes the myth of a socialist Jesus.

Theologians virtually ignore the economic commentary in the Bible. In the few cases where it gets any attention, economic commentary in the Gospels and other New Testament writings tend to lapse into simplistic class warfare nostrums. Liberation theologians import Marxism wholesale (but they try to sell it retail) into theology. Academic historians of first-century Palestine/Judea have been pushing an account of a poor peasant Jesus leading a poor peasant's revolt based on the idea of mass displaced workers in Lower Galilee. The problem is the actual archeological findings paint a picture of an industrious and entrepreneurial economy during Jesus's time there. Reading the Gospels in light of archeology and history, which are now available to us, gives us a very different picture than the one you've been told regarding what Jesus taught about work and money.

• Language: English
• Publisher: ChristianAudio.com
• Release date: Sep 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781545915912

Jerry Bowyer

Jerry Bowyer is chief economist of BenchMark Financial Network, a financial services firm, and a contributor to CNBC, where he appears on Kudlow & Company weekly. He is also the founder of Bowyer Media, which produces radio and television programs, and has been featured in the New York Times, the New York Sun, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the International Herald Tribune, and Newsweek. He writes regularly for the National Review Online, Human Events, Townhall.com,Tech Central Station, Townhall Magazine, and Forbes.com. This is his first book.

Reviews for The Maker Versus the Takers

[Nathan Gorham · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Brought amazing light to everyday life in ancient Israel and the theme of debt that goes back to Eden. So many details and historical background to scripture I didn’t see before! This is a book to you want to go back and hear several times because of its depth of insight and the clarity it brings.