Restricted Generosity in the New Testament - Couverture souple

Murray, Timothy J.

 
9783161564741: Restricted Generosity in the New Testament
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 316156474X ISBN 13 : 9783161564741
Editeur : Mohr Siebeck, 2019

Synopsis

The importance of material generosity in early Christianity has been firmly established in New Testament research. Given this consensus, Timothy J. Murray examines the New Testament texts for evidence of when, how and why the early Christians restricted their generosity. Having also examined the restricted generosity of comparable social structures (Jewish groups, Greco-Roman associations and the Hellenistic oikos), the author argues that the self-conception of the early Christians as members of a fictive-family was the most significant influence on their practices of material generosity and its restrictions, in which they drew heavily from existing cultural ideals regarding family reciprocity and support. Additionally, the author argues (against the majority view) that evidence for organised poor-care in Jewish groups is meagre and non-existent with regard to Greco-Roman associations.

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À propos de l'auteur

Born 1988; 2012 MA Biblical Interpretation from London School of Theology; 2014 MRes Biblical Studies from University of Nottingham; 2017 PhD New Testament from University of Nottingham; 2015-17 teaching associate at University of Nottingham; since 2017 Academic Tutor at Queens College Birmingham and Pastor at Amblecote Christian Centre.

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Éditeur
Mohr Siebeck
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
316156474X
ISBN 13 
9783161564741
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
289
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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