Property and riches in the early church :
Hengel, Martin.
Property and riches in the early church : aspects of a social history of early Christianity / Martin Hengel ; translated by John Bowden from the German. - 1st American ed. - Philadelphia : Fortress Press, 1974. - viii, 96 p. ; 22 cm.
Translation of Eigentum und Reichtum in der frühen Kirche.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: The criticism of property among the fathers, natural law and utopia in antiquity. The criticism of property among the fourth-century fathers ; Natural law and utopia in antiquity ; Greek influence in early Christianity? --
Property and riches in the Old Testament and Judaism. The prophetic criticism of riches and its expression in the Torah ; Social tensions in early Judaism ; Poverty and riches in the rabbis --
The preaching of Jesus. Jesus' radical criticism of property ; Jesus' free attitude to property ; The imminence of the rule of God and the love of the Father --
The 'love communism' of the primitive community --
Paul and the communities of the Gentile Christian mission. The new situation ; The social structure of the Gentile Christian communities ; The eschatological relativization of property --
Attempts at solving the question of property in the community ethics of early Christianity --
The criticism of property in apocalyptic Christianity and its tradition. The influence of crude apocalyptic polemic ; Thorough-going criticism of riches in the community ; The motive of asceticism --
The ideal of 'self-sufficiency' in popular philosophy. Paul and the influence of popular philosophy ; Bourgeois influence on the ideal --
The compromise of effective compensation. The positive evaluation of manual labour and the moderate acquisition of possessions ; The increase in members from the upper strata in the communities ; Comprehensive care of the poor and its basis ; Three examples from the Roman community --
Clement of Alexandria: the rich man's salvation --
Cyprian of Carthage: on good works and almsgiving --
Ten concluding theses.
0800612019 : $2.95
75305658
Property--Religious aspects--Christianity--History.
Wealth--Moral and ethical aspects--History.
Christian sociology--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Wealth--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BR 166 / .H4513 1974
261.8/5
Property and riches in the early church : aspects of a social history of early Christianity / Martin Hengel ; translated by John Bowden from the German. - 1st American ed. - Philadelphia : Fortress Press, 1974. - viii, 96 p. ; 22 cm.
Translation of Eigentum und Reichtum in der frühen Kirche.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: The criticism of property among the fathers, natural law and utopia in antiquity. The criticism of property among the fourth-century fathers ; Natural law and utopia in antiquity ; Greek influence in early Christianity? --
Property and riches in the Old Testament and Judaism. The prophetic criticism of riches and its expression in the Torah ; Social tensions in early Judaism ; Poverty and riches in the rabbis --
The preaching of Jesus. Jesus' radical criticism of property ; Jesus' free attitude to property ; The imminence of the rule of God and the love of the Father --
The 'love communism' of the primitive community --
Paul and the communities of the Gentile Christian mission. The new situation ; The social structure of the Gentile Christian communities ; The eschatological relativization of property --
Attempts at solving the question of property in the community ethics of early Christianity --
The criticism of property in apocalyptic Christianity and its tradition. The influence of crude apocalyptic polemic ; Thorough-going criticism of riches in the community ; The motive of asceticism --
The ideal of 'self-sufficiency' in popular philosophy. Paul and the influence of popular philosophy ; Bourgeois influence on the ideal --
The compromise of effective compensation. The positive evaluation of manual labour and the moderate acquisition of possessions ; The increase in members from the upper strata in the communities ; Comprehensive care of the poor and its basis ; Three examples from the Roman community --
Clement of Alexandria: the rich man's salvation --
Cyprian of Carthage: on good works and almsgiving --
Ten concluding theses.
0800612019 : $2.95
75305658
Property--Religious aspects--Christianity--History.
Wealth--Moral and ethical aspects--History.
Christian sociology--History--Early church, ca. 30-600.
Wealth--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BR 166 / .H4513 1974
261.8/5