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Does the Bible Require Common Ownership of Land?

SI Filings Mon, 02/08/16 8:30 pm
Society & Culture
Socialism
Private Property
Property Rights

“God divided the land by tribe and then by family, and He provided in His law (Leviticus 25) for the perpetuation of family ownership of the land. The justice (right) of people’s having private property … is embodied in the Eighth Commandment, ‘You shall not steal.’”

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