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 13
... implies that this orientation is essential to, or expressive of the life of discipleship. The word 'religious' stresses that the orientation is primarily expressive of the relation between the individual and God; and the word ethical ...
... implies that this orientation is essential to, or expressive of the life of discipleship. The word 'religious' stresses that the orientation is primarily expressive of the relation between the individual and God; and the word ethical ...
Pagina 25
... implied comparison to emperors who distributed to the needy,” we must be wary of reading too much into the situation. Josephus describes no long-term effects, nor does he mention the famine again as contributory in any way to unrest at ...
... implied comparison to emperors who distributed to the needy,” we must be wary of reading too much into the situation. Josephus describes no long-term effects, nor does he mention the famine again as contributory in any way to unrest at ...
Pagina 28
... implied by the use of the word in conjunction with the concept of group membership. If ideological rather than numerical strength is emphasized, there is no need so to stress the bleak economic conditions of the time-one or two dominant ...
... implied by the use of the word in conjunction with the concept of group membership. If ideological rather than numerical strength is emphasized, there is no need so to stress the bleak economic conditions of the time-one or two dominant ...
Pagina 42
... imply a chronological sequence of thought whereby certain ideas disappear as others take their place. Although development occurs in roughly chronological sequence, different strata are found in every period and even within individual ...
... imply a chronological sequence of thought whereby certain ideas disappear as others take their place. Although development occurs in roughly chronological sequence, different strata are found in every period and even within individual ...
Pagina 51
... imply a greater suspicion attached to mobile (hoarded?) property, but this is not certain. It is not entirely tautological to say that wealth is that which the wealthy have', since the wealthy are a specific group understood to have a ...
... imply a greater suspicion attached to mobile (hoarded?) property, but this is not certain. It is not entirely tautological to say that wealth is that which the wealthy have', since the wealthy are a specific group understood to have a ...
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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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