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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... fully to Synoptic texts.” The critique will offer reasons to regard with skepticism many of the findings and much of the approach of these authors. Into the vacuum created by this skepticism will be placed Introduction.
... fully to Synoptic texts.” The critique will offer reasons to regard with skepticism many of the findings and much of the approach of these authors. Into the vacuum created by this skepticism will be placed Introduction.
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... reasons for that conduct. In specific terms, the tradition finds recurrent expression and recurrent constituent elements within each and between the three synoptic Gospels; moreover, there are no prescriptions or descriptions that ...
... reasons for that conduct. In specific terms, the tradition finds recurrent expression and recurrent constituent elements within each and between the three synoptic Gospels; moreover, there are no prescriptions or descriptions that ...
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... reason to doubt the flourishing condition of Herod's new kingdom following a series of internally financed wars of expansion and resistance by his Hasmonean predecessors.” In addition, we should note the qualifying limitation of ...
... reason to doubt the flourishing condition of Herod's new kingdom following a series of internally financed wars of expansion and resistance by his Hasmonean predecessors.” In addition, we should note the qualifying limitation of ...
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... reasons to trust the total of two and a quarter million based on the figures of Josephus, but he acknowledges uncertainty.” But even granting these figures as accurate, we do not know what would have constituted over-population. Byatt ...
... reasons to trust the total of two and a quarter million based on the figures of Josephus, but he acknowledges uncertainty.” But even granting these figures as accurate, we do not know what would have constituted over-population. Byatt ...
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... reason to doubt that the figure is correct or pertinent.” We do not know that many were perishing when Queen Helena and her son Izates distributed among the needy and thus delivered many from the extremely severe pressure of the famine ...
... reason to doubt that the figure is correct or pertinent.” We do not know that many were perishing when Queen Helena and her son Izates distributed among the needy and thus delivered many from the extremely severe pressure of the famine ...
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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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