Caring for Abandoned Widows: Reading Acts 6.1-7 Afresh
The Church since its inception has been a pioneer organization among others of note -- religious communities, in taking care of the needy in society. As this concern has its beginning in the Old Testament, the Church universal which emerged out of that continues to uphold the need of widows today. T...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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ATESEA
[2015]
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Asia journal of theology
Year: 2015, Volume: 29, Issue: 2, Pages: 161-174 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KBM Asia NCC Social ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Leadership
B Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles B Early Church Community B Widows B Bible. Apostelgeschichte 6,1-7 B Religious communities B Religion B Bible. Acts B Concern of the Needy B Primitive & early church, ca. 30-600 |
| Summary: | The Church since its inception has been a pioneer organization among others of note -- religious communities, in taking care of the needy in society. As this concern has its beginning in the Old Testament, the Church universal which emerged out of that continues to uphold the need of widows today. This paper captures the nuances of the care for widows in the early church as a model for our concern today. |
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| ISSN: | 2815-1828 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Asia journal of theology
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