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: 9780521020664

ISBN-10: 0521020662

ISBN-13: 9780521020664

Edition: 2005

Authors: G. W. Peterman, John Court

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This book is a study of Pauls response to the financial help he received from the church in Philippi whilst he was a prisoner in Rome. Philippians 4.10-20 has always puzzled commentators because of its seemingly strained and tortured mode of thanks. Word studies, psychological studies and literary studies have all failed to provide insight into the text, which is unique in the Pauline corpus. Using contemporary sources Dr Peterman re-examines this difficult passage in the light of Greek and Roman practices and language regarding the exchange of gifts and favours in society. He concludes that gift exchange or social reciprocity, with its expectations and obligations, permeated every level of…

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List price: $59.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 10/6/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 260
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.46" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.748
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