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 22
... hand evidence from Josephus and because such Galilean country-people formed an essential part of the leadership of the early Christian movement. Taxation In order to assess more carefully the theory of economic crisis and decline, we ...
... hand evidence from Josephus and because such Galilean country-people formed an essential part of the leadership of the early Christian movement. Taxation In order to assess more carefully the theory of economic crisis and decline, we ...
Pagina 35
... hand, look for salvation through spiritual, cultural, or ethical channels ... The hope of salvation is focused on the eschaton, or end of the world, which takes on a positive meaning through the renunciation of worldly goods, whereas in ...
... hand, look for salvation through spiritual, cultural, or ethical channels ... The hope of salvation is focused on the eschaton, or end of the world, which takes on a positive meaning through the renunciation of worldly goods, whereas in ...
Pagina 36
... hand, attempts to distinguish between Jesus' own attitude and later HW resulting from the AD 48 famine and the crisis period of the 60s, which was quickly modified again in the redactions of the evangelists—again in direct response to a ...
... hand, attempts to distinguish between Jesus' own attitude and later HW resulting from the AD 48 famine and the crisis period of the 60s, which was quickly modified again in the redactions of the evangelists—again in direct response to a ...
Pagina 45
... copper, and abjure fine clothes; What good is a cloak of fine linen woven as mek, when he backslides before God?” Better, then, is poverty in the hand of God than. and the declaration 3. Ancient Near Eastern Material 45.
... copper, and abjure fine clothes; What good is a cloak of fine linen woven as mek, when he backslides before God?” Better, then, is poverty in the hand of God than. and the declaration 3. Ancient Near Eastern Material 45.
Pagina 46
Thomas E. Schmidt. Better, then, is poverty in the hand of God than riches in the storehouse, Better is bread when the mind is at ease than riches with anxiety.” A second form of detachment is more directly related to justice: one should ...
Thomas E. Schmidt. Better, then, is poverty in the hand of God than riches in the storehouse, Better is bread when the mind is at ease than riches with anxiety.” A second form of detachment is more directly related to justice: one should ...
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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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