Abstract
The concept of a ‘just weight and measure’ within the Bible is one that has insightful value for Christian ethics and economic transactions. Considering that in many situations law and judicial systems within Western society are not capable of completely constraining unethical economic transactions, what society requires are alternative motivations to enact ethical economic transactions. This article is focused on proposing a possible motivation for Christians considering the ever-growing complexities within the marketplace. It draws on insights on the concept of a ‘just weight and measure’ in Deuteronomy and its conceptual use within the books of the eighth-century prophets. A primary insight that is highlighted is the relationship between the unethical economic transactions in eighth-century Israel and God's rejection of their cultic services. When applied analogically to contemporary contexts, lessons can be gleaned from the concept of a ‘just weight and measure’ for Christian ethical economic transactions.
Highlights
On 5 December 2019, an $18 million judgment was made against the defendants of a mortgage loan modification scheme.[1]
In the case of Deuteronomy, weights and measures are real references to modes of economic exchange it is primarily used as a metonym that represents the larger body of modes of economic transaction
The economic systems in the world have become complex in ways unique to that of the barter system
Summary
On 5 December 2019, an $18 million judgment was made against the defendants of a mortgage loan modification scheme.[1]. The government may continue to demonstrate victories over individuals with predatory practices in this field, the government’s achievements do not make a good argument for enacting justice In this particular case, it is true that the $18 million may be used by the FTC to provide reparation to those affected by the scheme, it will not be enough to reverse the irreparable damage.[3]. The world is progressing toward more complicated globalized and disembodied economic relationships It is a central premise within this article that what is needed is an ethical plumb line that goes further than the framework of legal systems, since legality does not always mean ‘just’, and innovation creates new ways to form capital, and steal capital. For another example of this, see Zoltán Kövecses, Metaphor: A Practical Introduction, 2nd edn (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010), p. 9
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