Making Connections: The Material Expression of Friendship in the New Testament

From Luke to James, the writers of the New Testament transformed the Greco-Roman ideal of friendship into a communal ethos. This koinonia was characterized above all by the sharing of material possessions.

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Main Author: Johnson, Luke Timothy 1943- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 2004
In: Interpretation
Year: 2004, Volume: 58, Issue: 2, Pages: 158-171
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Summary:From Luke to James, the writers of the New Testament transformed the Greco-Roman ideal of friendship into a communal ethos. This koinonia was characterized above all by the sharing of material possessions.
ISSN:2159-340X
Contains:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002096430405800205