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Early Christian care for the poor : an alternative subsistence strategy under Roman imperial rule / K.C. Richardson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Richardson, Kristopher Carl, 1970- author.
- Series:
- Matrix--the Bible in Mediterranean context ; v. 11.
- Matrix--the Bible in Mediterranean context ; 11
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scott, James C.
- Church work with the poor--Rome.
- Church work with the poor.
- Charity--Biblical teaching.
- Charity.
- Poverty--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Poverty.
- Caring--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Caring.
- Civilization, Greco-Roman.
- Church history--Primitive and early church.
- Scott, James C--Criticism and interpretation.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Poverty--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.
- Rome (Empire).
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 216 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Eugene, OR : Cascade Books, [2018]
- Summary:
- "Beginning with Jesus's ministry in the villages of Galilee and continuing over the course of the first three centuries as the movement expanded geographically and numerically throughout the Roman world, the Christians organized their house churches, at least in part, to provide subsistence insurance for their needy members. While the Pax Romana created conditions of relative peace and growing prosperity, the problem of poverty persisted in Rome's fundamentally agrarian economy. Modeling their economic values and practices on the traditional patterns of the rural village, the Christians created an alternative subsistence strategy in the cities of the Roman empire by emphasizing need, rather than virtue, as the main criterion for determining the recipients of their generous giving."
- Contents:
- 1 The Poor in the Roman World p. 1
- 2 The Historical Jesus and Care for the Poor p. 24
- 3 Care for the Poor in the Letters of Paul p. 63
- 4 Care for the Poor in Luke-Acts p. 101
- 5 Christian Care for the Poor in the Second and Third Centuries CE p. 140.
- Notes:
- Revision of the doctoral dissertation completed in the Department of History at the University of California in 2008.
- includes bibliographical references (pages 193-207) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781498296540
- 1498296548
- 9781498296526
- 1498296521
- OCLC:
- 1022776856
- Publisher Number:
- 99978795565
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