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Offering of the Gentiles: Paul's Collection for Jerusalem in Its Chronological, Cultural, and Cultic Contexts

by David J. Downs

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Company
  • 15.3 x 22.7 x 1.6 cm

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The monetary fund that the apostle Paul organized among his Gentile congregations for the Jewish-Christian community in Jerusalem was clearly an important endeavor to Paul; discussion of it occupies several prominent passages in his letters. In this book David Downs carefully investigates that offering from historical, sociocultural, and theological standpoints. Downs first pieces together a chronological account of Paul's fund-raising efforts on behalf of the Jerusalem church, based primarily on information from the Pauline epistles. He then examines the sociocultural context of the collection, including gift-giving practices in the ancient Mediterranean world relating to benefaction and care for the poor. Finally, Downs explores how Paul framed this contribution rhetorically as a religious offering consecrated to God.
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  • Author

    David J. Downs

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Eerdmans Publishing Company

  • Published

    May 2016

  • Weight

    318g

  • Dimensions

    15.3 x 22.7 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780802873132

  • ISBN-10

    0802873138

  • Eden Code

    4688738

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