Paul's Gift from Philippi: Conventions of Gift Exchange and Christian Giving

ISBN-13: 9780521572200 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 260 str.

G. W. Peterman; Gerald W. Peterman; John Court

Opis

This book is a study of Paul's response to the financial help he received from the church in Philippi while he was a prisoner in Rome. It examines Philippians 4.10-20 in the light of Greek and Roman practices and language regarding the exchange of gifts and favors in society. Dr. Peterman concludes that "gift exchange" or "social reciprocity" permeated every level of society in Paul's day, and that Paul's seemingly ungracious response was an attempt to create a new, Christian attitude to gifts and to giving.

Recenzje

"...Peterman's book is an important contribution to our understanding of the letter and of Paul's rich theology of Christian giving." James Ware, Religious Studies Review

Spis treści

Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Giving and receiving in the Old Testament and extra-biblical Jewish literature; 3. Giving and receiving in the Graeco-Roman world; 4. Partnership in Philippians 1-2; 5. Philippians 4.10-20: Paul's thank-you section; 6. Giving and receiving elsewhere in Paul's letters; 7. Conclusions and Implications; Appendix A: a selection of Seneca's texts; Appendix B: other uses of ∆O∑I∑ KAI AHM¥I∑; Appendix C: the support of wandering preachers and philosophers; Bibliography, Index of Greaco-Roman authors, Papyri and inscriptions; Index of biblical books with apocrypha and fathers; Index of modern authors.