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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Pagina 17
... consideration, but only to bring to light some weaknesses of findings and method that warrant a greater attention to the idealogical background of the Synoptic material. A more serious charge than that the works of Theissen et al ...
... consideration, but only to bring to light some weaknesses of findings and method that warrant a greater attention to the idealogical background of the Synoptic material. A more serious charge than that the works of Theissen et al ...
Pagina 18
... consideration of other approaches to the explanation of the extant material. But the question of authenticity points to a crucial assumption of the theory that needs to be unmasked at the outset. The normal sequence of background ...
... consideration of other approaches to the explanation of the extant material. But the question of authenticity points to a crucial assumption of the theory that needs to be unmasked at the outset. The normal sequence of background ...
Pagina 19
... consideration of the general conditions of the time must begin with a statement of the perimeters of discussion. If indeed the situation went from bad to worse, we must look carefully not only at the facts that document the situation ...
... consideration of the general conditions of the time must begin with a statement of the perimeters of discussion. If indeed the situation went from bad to worse, we must look carefully not only at the facts that document the situation ...
Pagina 20
... consideration in the absence of clear evidence that gradual religious, economic, and political upheavals caused the war.” With regard to the economic conditions of first-century Palestine, we are led by these considerations to focus ...
... consideration in the absence of clear evidence that gradual religious, economic, and political upheavals caused the war.” With regard to the economic conditions of first-century Palestine, we are led by these considerations to focus ...
Pagina 26
... consideration. The phrase they were ... like sheep without a shepherd', taken from Matt 6.34, might be construed as an allusion to Ezek 34, which describes Israel as, among other things, a victim of economic injustice.” But the majority ...
... consideration. The phrase they were ... like sheep without a shepherd', taken from Matt 6.34, might be construed as an allusion to Ezek 34, which describes Israel as, among other things, a victim of economic injustice.” But the majority ...
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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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