Alms : charity, reward, and atonement in early Christianity / David J. Downs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Downs, David J., 1977- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charity--History of doctrines.

Charity.

Redemption--Christianity--History of doctrines.

Redemption.

Atonement--History of doctrines.

Atonement.

Charity--Biblical teaching.

Redemption--Biblical teaching.

Atonement--Biblical teaching.

Redemption--Christianity.

Physical Description:

ix, 340 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2016]

Contents:

1 Redeem Your Sins with Acts of Mercy 27

Charity and Reward in the Hebrew-Aramaic Bible and Its Greek Translation

2 Merciful Deeds Deliver from Death 57

Charity and Reward in the Apocrypha

3 I Desire Mercy, Not Sacrifice 83

Cult Criticism and Atoning Almsgiving?

4 Give Alms with Respect to the Things Within 103

Charity and Reward in the Synoptic Gospels and Acts

5 Storing Up Treasure for a Good Foundation 143

Almsgiving and Reward in the Pauline Epistles

6 Love Covers a Multitude of Sins 175

Atoning Almsgiving in 1 Peter 4:8 and Its Early Christian Reception

7 Merciful Practice Is Good as Repentance for Sin 203

Resurrection, Atonement, and Care for the Poor in Second-Century Christianity

8 By Alms and Faith Sins Are Purged Away 233

Almsgiving and Atonement in Early Christian Scriptural Exegesis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781602589971

1602589976

OCLC:

918591008