The Jewish Tradition

Charlton Heston as Moses in The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

VIII Thou shalt not steal.

IX Thou shalt not bear false witnessagainst thy neighbor.

X Thou shalt not covet anythingthat is thy neighbor's.

Nomadic Civilization

Abraham journeying into the land of Canaan (Gustave Doré)

The nomad lived a simple life and had few possessions.

His wealth was measured by the size of his flock.

King Solomon

The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon (Edward John Poynter)

Commercial prosperity engendered luxury, decadence and social injustice.

Amos

Denounced the Israelites for falling away from God

Micah

The powerful abuse their position to enrich themselves

at the expense of the poor

Isaiah

Castigated the ruling class for their corruption and neglect of the poor

Jeremiah

Condemned moral weakness and corruption

Moral Capitalism

Robert Wood JohnsonChairman of Johnson & Johnson 1932-1963

Author of the Credo

Business Apocalypse

Jeffrey Skilling Sir Fred Goodwin

Modern Prophets

Jacques Cousteau

Noam Chomsky

Michael Moore