Neither Poverty nor Riches A Biblical Theology of Possessions

Name: Neither Poverty nor Riches A Biblical Theology of Possessions
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ISBN: 9780830826070

ISBN-10: 0830826076

ISBN-13: 9780830826070

Edition: 1999

Authors: Craig L. Blomberg

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Give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. (Proverbs 30:8)One of the most difficult questions facing Christians today is that of the proper attitude toward possessions. In wealthy nations such as Britain and the USA, individuals accumulate much and yet are daily exposed to the plight of the poor, whether the homeless on their own city streets or starving children on their TV screens. What action should we take on behalf of the poor? What should we do with our own possessions?In Neither Poverty nor Riches Craig Blomberg asks what the Bible has to say about these issues. Avoiding easy answers, he instead seeks a comprehensive biblical theology of possessions. And so…

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List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 10/2/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 300
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Craig L. Blomberg was born in Illinois. He received his B. A. from Augusta College, an M. A. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a Ph.D. from Aberdeen University in Scotland. Blomberg was an assistant professor of religion at Palm Beach Atlantic College, a research fellow in the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship in England, and is currently a professor with the Denver Seminary. His books include Interpreting the Parables, and How Wide the Divide?: A Mormon and Evangelical in Conversation.



Series Preface


Author's Preface


Abbreviations


Introductory Considerations


A Sampling of Statistics


Christian Response



The Old Testament and Material Possessions: The Historical Books


From Eden to Sinai


From Sinai to Canaan: the Law of Moses


In the Promised Land: Cycles of Obedience and Disobedience


Summary and Conclusions



The Old Testament Wisdom and Prophetic Literature


Poetry and Wisdom Literature


The Prophets


Summary and Conclusions


Conclusions Concerning the Entire Old Testament and Material Possessions



Additional Historical Background: Between the Testaments


Socio-political Developments


The Literature of the Jews


Other Ideological Developments Prior to the New Testament


Information from the Gospels Bearing on the Socio-economic Status of the Main Characters


Conclusions



The Teaching of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels


The Parables of Jesus


The Remaining Teachings of Jesus


Conclusions



Earliest Christianity


The Epistle of James


The Book of Acts



The Life and Teaching of Paul


Galatians


1 and 2 Thessalonians


1 Corinthians


2 Corinthians


Romans


The Prison Epistles


The Pastoral Epistles


Summary and Conclusions



The Rest of the New Testament


The Synoptic Evangelists


The Rest of the New Testament


Summary and Conclusions



Summary, Conclusions and Applications


Summary


Additional Conclusions


Applications


Bibliography


Index of Authors