Introduction / Raymond Pickett -- The Roman economy in the early empire: an overview / David B. Hollander -- Urban poverty in the Roman empire: material conditions / Jinyu Liu -- Economic profiling of early Christian communities / Timothy A. Brookins -- Paul's Shift in economic "location" in the locations of the Roman imperial economy / Richard A. Horsley -- Architecture: where did Pauline communities meet? / Annette Weissenrieder -- Paul and slavery: economic perspectives / Ulrike Roth -- Economic location of benefactors in Pauline communities / Zeba A. Crook -- Food and drink in the Greco-Roman world and in the Pauline communities / John T. Fitzgerald -- Socioeconomic stratification and the Lord's Supper (1 Cor 11:17-34) / Neil Elliott -- The economic functions of gift exchange in Pauline assemblies / Thomas R. Blanton IV -- Paul's collection for Jerusalem and the financial practices in Greek cities / John S. Kloppenborg -- Economic aspects of intercity travel among the Pauline assemblies / Cavan Concannon -- Marxism and capitalism in Pauline studies / L.L. Welborn -- A new horizon for Paul and the philosophers: shifting from comparative "political theology" to "economic theology" / Ward Blanton.
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In Paul and Economics, leading scholars address a variety of topics in contemporary discussion, including an overview of the Roman economy; the economic profile of Paul and of his communities, and stratification within them; architectural considerations regarding where they met; food and drink; idol meat and the Lord's Supper; material conditions of urban poverty; patronage; slavery; travel; gender and status; the collection for Jerusalem; and the role of Marxist theory and the question of political economy in Paul scholarship.
JSTOR
22573/ctt1kgkcn8
Paul and economics.
9781506406039
Bible., Epistles of Paul-- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible., Epistles of Paul.
Church history-- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.