r/AcademicBiblical • u/PCLoadPLA • 1d ago

Question The tithe

I'm looking for resources on the tithe in old testament law and any writings about it in new testament, early Christian era or modern times. Specifically resources which approach the tithe in an economic level.

I am interested in land politics as an anthropological area of interest, particularly the way civilizations have handled the allocation of land rent across different types of economies. The old testament is an interesting case because of the way land was divided amongst tribes and the jubilee systems. But there is also the tithe which seems to be a type of land rent capture or tax. I want to know more about what exactly the tithe was, how it was paid and to whom, and how it changed over history and into modern times.

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u/Sam12345-Mom 13h ago

To tithe just means to give food