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Paul's Gift from Philippi: Conventions of Gift Exchange and Christian Giving

Paul's Gift from Philippi: Conventions of Gift Exchange and Christian Giving

Hardcover

Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph, Book 92

Religion General Bible StudiesGeneral Christianity

ISBN10: 0521572207
ISBN13: 9780521572200
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Mar 28 1997
Pages: 260
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.75 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
This book is a study of Paul's response to the financial help he received from the church in Philippi while he was a prisoner in Rome. It examines Philippians 4.10-20 in the light of Greek and Roman practices and language regarding the exchange of gifts and favors in society. Dr. Peterman concludes that gift exchange or social reciprocity permeated every level of society in Paul's day, and that Paul's seemingly ungracious response was an attempt to create a new, Christian attitude to gifts and to giving.

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