Hostility to Wealth in the Synoptic GospelsBloomsbury Publishing, 1 sept. 1987 - 250 pagini The argument of this interesting monograph is that hostility to wealth exists independently of socio-economic circumstances as a fundamental religious-ethical tenet consistently expressed in the Synoptic Gospels. Part one offers a critique of the view that economic conditions determined the origin and/or extant form of the relevant texts. Part two considers the ideological background of the Synoptic teaching by tracing the development of the tradition from the earliest written sources to the New Testament era. Five stages locate expressions of hostility to wealth in logical and general chronological sequence. The tradition is shown to have developed primarily among aristocratic, established groups. Part three examines the relevant Synoptic texts. Several important passages in Mark establish the existence of the tradition of hostility to wealth and its primary significance as a way of expressing trust in God. This significance distinguishes the tradition from economic resentment and from sympathy for the economically poor. Matthew shows continuity with Mark, while Luke evinces a fuller expression of the tradition. |
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... alternative to Grant's axiom is that Jewish industriousness has usually been more than a match for Jewish over-population. But data, and not axioms, are requisite for a determination of the ability of a particular economy to sustain a ...
... alternative to Grant's axiom is that Jewish industriousness has usually been more than a match for Jewish over-population. But data, and not axioms, are requisite for a determination of the ability of a particular economy to sustain a ...
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... alternative devaluation, is found in the Statue Inscription of Djedkhonsefamkh (c. 900 BC), which includes these lines: The people reckoned me as open-handed For I despised the piling up of riches. ... If I scattered my wealth on ...
... alternative devaluation, is found in the Statue Inscription of Djedkhonsefamkh (c. 900 BC), which includes these lines: The people reckoned me as open-handed For I despised the piling up of riches. ... If I scattered my wealth on ...
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... alternative and teleological devaluation are unusual or uncertain, and subsequent examples will serve better to distinguish these stages. It is best to conclude that, in general, ancient Near Eastern texts do not take us beyond the ...
... alternative and teleological devaluation are unusual or uncertain, and subsequent examples will serve better to distinguish these stages. It is best to conclude that, in general, ancient Near Eastern texts do not take us beyond the ...
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HOSTILITY TO WEALTH IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS | 101 |
Conclusion | 163 |
Notes | 169 |
Bibliography | 229 |
Index of Biblical References | 243 |
Index of Authors | 251 |
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