03146cam a2200361 4500 331197 AUA.1 20160122130105.0 750311s1974 pau b 000 0 eng 75305658 0800612019 : $2.95 DLC DLC DLC eng ger BR 166 .H4513 1974 261.8/5 Hengel, Martin. 6229 Eigentum und Reichtum in der frühen Kirche. English Property and riches in the early church : aspects of a social history of early Christianity / Martin Hengel ; translated by John Bowden from the German. 1st American ed. Philadelphia : Fortress Press, 1974. viii, 96 p. ; 22 cm. Translation of Eigentum und Reichtum in der frühen Kirche. Includes bibliographical references. Contents: The criticism of property among the fathers, natural law and utopia in antiquity. The criticism of property among the fourth-century fathers ; Natural law and utopia in antiquity ; Greek influence in early Christianity? -- Property and riches in the Old Testament and Judaism. The prophetic criticism of riches and its expression in the Torah ; Social tensions in early Judaism ; Poverty and riches in the rabbis -- The preaching of Jesus. Jesus' radical criticism of property ; Jesus' free attitude to property ; The imminence of the rule of God and the love of the Father -- The 'love communism' of the primitive community -- Paul and the communities of the Gentile Christian mission. The new situation ; The social structure of the Gentile Christian communities ; The eschatological relativization of property -- Attempts at solving the question of property in the community ethics of early Christianity -- The criticism of property in apocalyptic Christianity and its tradition. The influence of crude apocalyptic polemic ; Thorough-going criticism of riches in the community ; The motive of asceticism -- The ideal of 'self-sufficiency' in popular philosophy. Paul and the influence of popular philosophy ; Bourgeois influence on the ideal -- The compromise of effective compensation. The positive evaluation of manual labour and the moderate acquisition of possessions ; The increase in members from the upper strata in the communities ; Comprehensive care of the poor and its basis ; Three examples from the Roman community -- Clement of Alexandria: the rich man's salvation -- Cyprian of Carthage: on good works and almsgiving -- Ten concluding theses. Property Religious aspects Christianity History. 6230 Wealth Moral and ethical aspects History. 6231 Christian sociology History Early church, ca. 30-600. 6232 Wealth Religious aspects Christianity. 6234 7 cbc orignew 2 ncip 19 y-gencatlg lcc BOOK 1722 1722 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2011-10-13 Donation, Dr. Jan Paulsen 10.00 AUA002000 0 BR 166 .H4513 1974 AUA002000 2011-10-13 00:00:00 10.00 2011-10-13 BOOK