Story · 21 · Yhwh and His People
The Liberty Bell quotes Leviticus
'Proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof' comes from the Holiness Code in Leviticus.
Freedom requires a just society.
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This isn't freedom from restraint but what Isaiah Berlin called 'positive liberty.' The Holiness Code demands freeing those who lost their livelihoods, protecting the vulnerable, and preventing land from piling up in a few hands. Even the land must rest.
Bible reference: Leviticus 25:10
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 340–342
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