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 11
... ethical and religious prescription creates some problems. If one must act benevolently toward the poor, how must one act toward the rich? If the poor must hope in God because of their poverty, in whom must the rich trust, and why? Such ...
... ethical and religious prescription creates some problems. If one must act benevolently toward the poor, how must one act toward the rich? If the poor must hope in God because of their poverty, in whom must the rich trust, and why? Such ...
Pagina 12
... ethical thought. The three sections of the study answer to the three needs outlined above for a methodological critique, a description of the development of the tradition, and a new exegetical treatment of the Synoptic material ...
... ethical thought. The three sections of the study answer to the three needs outlined above for a methodological critique, a description of the development of the tradition, and a new exegetical treatment of the Synoptic material ...
Pagina 13
... ethical category, wealth is more apt to be considered in the abstract and defined in terms of that which precludes dependence on God or that which exceeds basic requirements for survival. Although such distinctions are not as precise as ...
... ethical category, wealth is more apt to be considered in the abstract and defined in terms of that which precludes dependence on God or that which exceeds basic requirements for survival. Although such distinctions are not as precise as ...
Pagina 19
... ethical tradition that must have been in process of formation well before the war." No matter how short a gestation period one requires for the formation, articulation, and ascription to Jesus of a group attitude, it is hard to imagine ...
... ethical tradition that must have been in process of formation well before the war." No matter how short a gestation period one requires for the formation, articulation, and ascription to Jesus of a group attitude, it is hard to imagine ...
Pagina 20
... ethical tradition, even the more recent aspects of which do not necessitate identity of background or cause. In other words, we must exercise a similar caution with regard to the use of apocalyptic or wisdom literature in ethics to that ...
... ethical tradition, even the more recent aspects of which do not necessitate identity of background or cause. In other words, we must exercise a similar caution with regard to the use of apocalyptic or wisdom literature in ethics to that ...
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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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