Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful : Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1107018501
ISBN-13
9781107018501
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Press
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US
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GB
Publication Date
Feb 14th, 2013
Print length
291 Pages
Weight
492 grams
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22.30 x 14.10 x 2.10 cms
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New TestamentsJudaismHistory of the AmericasJudaismNew Testaments
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Mathews explores John's language of wealth in the book of Revelation, arguing that his rejection of affluence was shaped by ideas in Jewish literature of the Second Temple period. It will interest those researching wealth and poverty in early Christian communities and students of Johannine theology and Jewish apocalyptic literature.
In the book of Revelation, John appeals to the faithful to avoid the temptations of wealth, which he connects with evil and disobedience within secular society. New Testament scholars have traditionally viewed his somewhat radical stance as a reaction to the social injustices and idolatry of the imperial Roman cults of the day. Mark D. Mathews argues that John''s rejection of affluence was instead shaped by ideas in the Jewish literature of the Second Temple period which associated the rich with the wicked and viewed the poor as the righteous. Mathews explores how traditions preserved in the Epistle of Enoch and later Enochic texts played a formative role in shaping John''s theological perspective. This book will be of interest to those researching poverty and wealth in early Christian communities and the relationship between the traditions preserved in the Dead Sea Scrolls and New Testament.
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