The Parable of the Unrighteous Steward (Luke 16.1-9): A Prudent Use of Mammon
The parable of the unrighteous steward encouraged rich individuals outside the Christian community to use their wealth to make friends of Jesus' poor disciples, specifically by reducing their debts, so that in the eschatological kingdom Jesus' disciples would receive these benefactors into...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2018]
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New Testament studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 64, Issue: 3, Pages: 326-342 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Lukasevangelium 16,1-9
/ Sitz im Leben
/ Disencumberment
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NCC Social ethics NCE Business ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
debt reduction
B steward B Parable B community of goods B Mammon |
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| Summary: | The parable of the unrighteous steward encouraged rich individuals outside the Christian community to use their wealth to make friends of Jesus' poor disciples, specifically by reducing their debts, so that in the eschatological kingdom Jesus' disciples would receive these benefactors into their eternal dwellings. It had its setting in the efforts of early Palestinian Christians to enlist the financial support of the wealthy. Since many of these did not wish to sell all their possessions and donate the proceeds to the Christian community, this parable suggested an alternative way that the rich could use their wealth to assist the community. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688518000048 |