Why was usury historically considered a sin? When and why did

It was sinful because it was main activity of Jews.

>>1885241
>why
Since the debt was on a person, rather than an item of property. A person who was unable to repay their debt was forever enslaved to the debtor.
>when
The Reformation, perhaps not immediately, for Protestant countries. To my understanding the Catholic Church just stopped talking about it in the 19th century. In most other societies I think the stigma was lost with Westernization.

>>1885249
No, it was the activity of Jews since Jews were, by their laws, allowed to loan to gentiles.
Obviously the association with a mortal sin didn't do much to advance the Jews' regard in the eyes of their Christian neighbors.

>>1885241

It's prohibited by some Old Testament law.

>>1885249

No, it became the main activity of Jews because Christians were forbidden to do it and Jews were forbidden from owning land or practising a trade, so they had no other means of livelihood.

>>1885241
Real christians were socialist. A lot of things Jesus said were socialist. Christians didn't like acquiring wealth through capital instead of labor.

>>1885241
Its slavery and thief.


>Lol bro I gave you 3 dollars
>You didnt pay me in 2 years give me 240 dollars or else!

It's not just in the Bible; it's considered sinful in Islamic texts, Hindu scriptures, Buddhist scriptures, according to Aristotle, according to Roman law, and several other cultures and civilizations.

Interest was always seen as evil (until the rise of the merchant guilds in renaissance Italy in the West) for most of history by most of the world, since the lender was essentially just making money "from money", not from enterprise, labor, or trade.

>>1885241
Jews were allowed to charge interest of non-Jews. And every 7 years, all debts are forgiven.

>>1885249
Other way around.
It was the main activity of jews and happened to be sinful.
Its not hard to see why usury would be sinful is it?

>>1885285

>A lot of things Jesus said were socialist

name one

>>1885285

Real Christians are monarchists, as Jesus is our King.

>>1885298
(((merchant guilds)))
I may be mistaken but wasn't Usury something that was frequently legal and then illegal in Rome.

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>>1885298
this, good post

also, pic related is a ok read about money lending in the late middle ages

>>1885339
>(((merchant guilds)))

That Jews were legally prevented from joining.

>>1885448

Shush, don't bring actual historical information into this.