Divine accounting : theo-economics in early Christianity / Jennifer A. Quigley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Quigley, Jennifer A., author.

Series:

Synkrisis.

Yale scholarship online.

Synkrisis

Yale scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity--Economic aspects--History.

Christianity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.) : 1 b-w illus.

Place of Publication:

New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2021]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The divine was an active participant in the economic spheres of the ancient Mediterranean world. Evidence demonstrates that gods and goddesses were represented as owning goods, holding accounts, and producing wealth through the mediation of religious and civic officials. This book argues that early Christ-followers also used financial language to articulate and imagine their relationship to the divine.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Theo-Economics in Antiquity

2. The Venture of the Gospel

3. The Christ Commodity

4. The Down Payment of Righteousness

Conclusion

Appendix: A Theo-Economic Translation of the Letter to the Philippians

List of Abbreviations

Notes

Bibliography

General Index

Index of Ancient Sources

Notes:

Published with assistance from the foundation established in memory of Amasa Stone Mather of the Class of 1907, Yale College.

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-300-25816-X

OCLC:

1255422449