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 19
... promises to demonstrate some correlation between the economic circumstances. . . and the different strata of teaching on poverty and wealth in the gospels'. It is the aim of this chapter to call into question the validity of these ...
... promises to demonstrate some correlation between the economic circumstances. . . and the different strata of teaching on poverty and wealth in the gospels'. It is the aim of this chapter to call into question the validity of these ...
Pagina 35
... promise of reversal, abandonment of goods) or to very general conditions (e.g. concern about the meaning of money) can we find parallels. When Gager quotes Luke 6.20 and Mark 10.25 to reveal both the economic status of believers and the ...
... promise of reversal, abandonment of goods) or to very general conditions (e.g. concern about the meaning of money) can we find parallels. When Gager quotes Luke 6.20 and Mark 10.25 to reveal both the economic status of believers and the ...
Pagina 50
... promises to reward these meek with 'abundant prosperity', placing the psalm in the reversal category, and since four very similar proverbs (Prov 15.16; 16.8; 16.19, 17.1) clearly qualify poverty by some ethical distinctive which is the ...
... promises to reward these meek with 'abundant prosperity', placing the psalm in the reversal category, and since four very similar proverbs (Prov 15.16; 16.8; 16.19, 17.1) clearly qualify poverty by some ethical distinctive which is the ...
Pagina 51
... promises and curses may include wealth without mentioning it explicitly (e.g. when its and/or 5% are used for 'spoil'), and descriptions of goods or plunder sometimes occur without a more general word for wealth in the same context ...
... promises and curses may include wealth without mentioning it explicitly (e.g. when its and/or 5% are used for 'spoil'), and descriptions of goods or plunder sometimes occur without a more general word for wealth in the same context ...
Pagina 54
... promise to lead his obedient people to a rich new land comes the warning: Beware lest you say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth'. You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives ...
... promise to lead his obedient people to a rich new land comes the warning: Beware lest you say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth'. You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives ...
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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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