Poor and Their Possessions (eBook)

Possessions and the Poor in Luke-Acts

David Peter Seccombe (Autor)

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2022
342 Seiten
Wipf and Stock Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-6667-1005-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Of all the New Testament writings Luke-Acts focuses particular attention on rich and poor, possessions and poverty. The Poor and Their Possessions is a new edition of a Cambridge doctoral dissertation that has long been out of print. The author's exploration of Luke's thinking is of special importance for Christian preachers, so much effort has gone into making it accessible and readable. Who are the poor? Why are they favored? Did Jesus have a program of social reform? Is renunciation of possessions demanded of all Christians? What guidance does Luke give on the use of possessions? Did the early church have a community of possessions? To whom was Luke's material targeted? What was its purpose? These and other questions find their answers in the book. Besides its clear argument, this book is a treasure store of careful study of some difficult but important passages from Luke and Acts.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.6.2022
• Verlagsort: Eugene
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Schlagworte: Biblical Studies • Christianity • Christian theology • Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts • David Peter Seccombe • ethics • Housing and homelessness • Jesus • Luke-Acts • New Testament • Poor • Poverty • poverty and homelessness • Poverty and precarity • Religious Ethics • Social Justice • Social Science • the Gospels and Acts • The Poor and Their Possessions • Wealth
• ISBN-10: 1-6667-1005-9 / 1666710059
• ISBN-13: 978-1-6667-1005-2 / 9781666710052