All things in common: the economic practices of the early Christians
All Things in Common gets behind the "communism of the apostles" passages in Acts 2:42-47 and 4:32-37, using the anthropological categories of "social relationships" espoused by David Graeber and other anthropologists. Looking at sources ranging from the Qumran scrolls to the Nor...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Eugene, Oregon
Resource Publications
[2017]
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Montero, Roman A., All things in common] (2019) (Grimshaw, James P., 1963 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Primitive Christianity
/ Communion of goods
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| Further subjects: | B
Christian stewardship
History
Early church, ca. 30-600
B Church finance History Early church, ca. 30-600 B Wealth Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600 |
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| Summary: | All Things in Common gets behind the "communism of the apostles" passages in Acts 2:42-47 and 4:32-37, using the anthropological categories of "social relationships" espoused by David Graeber and other anthropologists. Looking at sources ranging from the Qumran scrolls to the North African apologist Tertullian to the Roman satirist Lucian, All Things in Common reconstructs the economic practices of the early Christians and argues that what is described in Acts 2:42-47 and 4:32-37 is a long-term, widespread set of practices that were taken seriously by the early Christians, and that differentiated them significantly from the wider world. This book takes into account Judean and Hellenistic parallels to the early Christian community of goods, as well as the socioeconomic context from which it came, and traces its origins back to the very teachings of Jesus and his declaration of the Jubilee. From back cover |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-128) and index of ancient documents |
| ISBN: | 1532607911 |