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Riches, poverty, and the faithful :

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1107018501

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9781107018501

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Title Proper

Riches, poverty, and the faithful :

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perspectives on wealth in the Second Temple period and the Apocalypse of John /

First Statement of Responsibility

Mark D. Mathews

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xvi, 276 pages ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Series Title

Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ;

Volume Designation

154

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

"In the book of Revelation, John appeals to the faithful to avoid the temptations of wealth, which he connects with evil and disobedience within secular society. New Testament scholars have traditionally viewed his somewhat radical stance as a reaction to the social injustices and idolatry of the imperial Roman cults of the day. Mark D. Mathews argues that John's rejection of affluence was instead shaped by ideas in the Jewish literature of the Second Temple period which associated the rich with the wicked and viewed the poor as the righteous. Mathews explores how traditions preserved in the Epistle of Enoch and later Enochic texts played a formative role in shaping John's theological perspective. This book will be of interest to those researching poverty and wealth in early Christian communities and the relationship between the traditions preserved in the Dead Sea Scrolls and New Testament"--

Bible., Revelation-- Criticism, interpretation, etc

Dead Sea scrolls

Jewish religious literature-- History and criticism

Wealth-- Biblical teaching

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Book number

Mathews, Mark D.,1964-

Date of Transaction

20130501234336.0

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