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 7
... example of competent scholarship, and his personal interest and support were of inestimable value in the production and revision of the manuscript. Useful comments and criticisms were offered by Bruce Chilton, David Hill, and E.A. Judge ...
... example of competent scholarship, and his personal interest and support were of inestimable value in the production and revision of the manuscript. Useful comments and criticisms were offered by Bruce Chilton, David Hill, and E.A. Judge ...
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... example, to resort to a reference to the 'secret and growing discontent of those upon whom the burden of taxation fell most heavily [italics mine]." A more relevant text is found in Tacitus's Annals 2.42, where we are informed that in ...
... example, to resort to a reference to the 'secret and growing discontent of those upon whom the burden of taxation fell most heavily [italics mine]." A more relevant text is found in Tacitus's Annals 2.42, where we are informed that in ...
Pagina 32
... example, Gager remarks that “by the second century the ideology of poverty had outlived the social conditions that had spawned it'." We observed above the lack of evidence for a causal link between economic conditions, group ...
... example, Gager remarks that “by the second century the ideology of poverty had outlived the social conditions that had spawned it'." We observed above the lack of evidence for a causal link between economic conditions, group ...
Pagina 36
... example of the tendency to push millenarian beliefs into the background—in this case with the delay of the Parousia—but he fails to note that Paul was writing before the Evangelists, perhaps even before the so-called economic crisis ...
... example of the tendency to push millenarian beliefs into the background—in this case with the delay of the Parousia—but he fails to note that Paul was writing before the Evangelists, perhaps even before the so-called economic crisis ...
Pagina 43
... examples are numerous and occur in every period. The Inscription of Nefer-seshem-re called Sheshi from the Sixth Dynasty (2300-2150 BC) includes the claim that its author rescued the weak from one stronger than he as much as was in my ...
... examples are numerous and occur in every period. The Inscription of Nefer-seshem-re called Sheshi from the Sixth Dynasty (2300-2150 BC) includes the claim that its author rescued the weak from one stronger than he as much as was in my ...
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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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