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

Name: Paul's Gift from Philippi Conventions of Gift Exchange and Christian Giving
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ISBN: 9780521572200

ISBN-10: 0521572207

ISBN-13: 9780521572200

Edition: 1997

Authors: G. W. Peterman, John Court

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Philippians 4.10-20 has always puzzled commentators because of Paul's seemingly ungracious response to the financial help he received from the church in Philippi, but it is re-examined here in the light of social customs of the time.

Book details

List price: $111.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/28/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 260
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English



Preface


List of abbreviations



Introduction



Giving and receiving in the Old Testament and extra-biblical Jewish literature



Giving and receiving in the Graeco-Roman world



Partnership in Philippians 1-2



Philippians 4.10-20: Paul's thank-you section



Giving and receiving elsewhere in Paul's letters



Conclusions and Implications



A selection of Seneca's texts



Other uses of -O+I+ KAI AHMï¿½I+



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