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050	0	0	_aBR 166 _b.H4513 1974
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100	1		_aHengel, Martin. _96229
240	1	0	_aEigentum und Reichtum in der frühen Kirche. _lEnglish
245	1	0	_aProperty and riches in the early church : _baspects of a social history of early Christianity / _cMartin Hengel ; translated by John Bowden from the German.
250			_a1st American ed.
260			_aPhiladelphia : _bFortress Press, _c1974.
300			_aviii, 96 p. ; _c22 cm.
500			_aTranslation of Eigentum und Reichtum in der frühen Kirche.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505			_aContents:
505			_a 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.
650		0	_aProperty _xReligious aspects _xChristianity _xHistory. _96230
650		0	_aWealth _xMoral and ethical aspects _xHistory. _96231
650		0	_aChristian sociology _xHistory _yEarly church, ca. 30-600. _96232
650		0	_aWealth _xReligious aspects _xChristianity. _96234
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