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Everything in Common?: The Theology and Practice of the Sharing of Possessions in Community in the New Testament - Couverture rigide

Gregson, Fiona Jane Robertson

 
9781498289993: Everything in Common?: The Theology and Practice of the Sharing of Possessions in Community in the New Testament
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1498289991 ISBN 13 : 9781498289993
Editeur : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2017

Synopsis

Possessions and how believers handle them are key topics in the NT. In this book, Fiona Gregson examines the practice and theology of sharing possessions in community in the NT by examining six diverse NT examples of sharing. Each example is considered in its historical and cultural context before being compared to one or more non-Christian examples to identify similarities and differences. Gregson identifies common characteristics across the NT examples and consistent distinctives in how the early church shared possessions compared to the surrounding cultures. Gregson's findings demonstrate that Christians subverted Roman patronage expectations; Christian groups were more diverse in their membership and exhibited more flexible, less structured examples of sharing; Christians placed greater emphasis on the free choice of individuals to contribute to sharing; and Christians more frequently participated in eating together and had a greater focus on relational bonds than was common in Graeco-Roman society/culture.

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À propos de l'auteur

Fiona Gregson is an ordained Anglican whose UK ministry has been mainly in areas of multiple deprivation. She has lived and worked in several African countries. These experiences motivate her concern for Christian engagement with poverty and possessions. She holds a BA (Oxford) and a PhD (London School of Theology). She is based in the Diocese of Birmingham and splits her time between the church, teaching, and caring for her young daughter.

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Éditeur
Wipf & Stock Publishers
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1498289991
ISBN 13 
9781498289993
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
300
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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