1. Who are the players in this text – seen and unseen?
2. What power dynamics are at play?
3. What are common ways that foreigners are not treated as equals? In what ways do government policies about immigration impact this?
1. Who are the players in this text – seen and unseen?
2. What power dynamics are at play?
3. This text suggests that allowing one person to be degraded will result in a society falling into depravity. In what ways is this true? Bring examples from the world today.
1. Who are the players in this text – seen and unseen?
2. What power dynamics are at play?
3. What are the implications of this text on broader issues of negligence and responsibility?
1. Who are the players in this text – seen and unseen?
2. What power dynamics are at play?
3. How might the statement of this text guide the way we set public policy in our own societies?
1. Who are the players in this text – seen and unseen?
2. What power dynamics are at play?
3. What social justice themes emerge from this text?
1. Who are the players in this text – seen and unseen?
2. What power dynamics are at play?
3. What is the danger this text is mitigating against?
4. Taken broadly, what does this text command of us today?
1. Who are the players in this text – seen and unseen?
2. What power dynamics are at play?
3. The leaders of the town are to name a responsibility they have. What is that responsibility and how far does it extend?
4. Do we have this same responsibility? If so, how far does it extend?
1. Who are the players in this text – seen and unseen?
2. What is the relationship between a king and the people?
3. What are the limits this text sets over the wealth acquired by governing bodies? What are the reasons for this?
1. What is the role of government and courts of law according to this text?
2. What does the text guard against? Who is most susceptible to corruption?
3. What is the reward for pursuing justice?
4. The text repeats the word "justice" several times in this text. What effect does this repetition have?
1. In what ways are slaves portrayed as property in this text? In what ways are they portrayed as people? Does gender make a difference?
2. What power dynamics are at play?
3. What do you think this text says about slavery in general? How might this text inform our notions of person-hood today?