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Paul as Benefactor
Reciprocity, Strategy and Theological
Reflection in Paul's Collection

By Stephan Joubert
November 2000(J.C.B. Mohr)
ISBN: 3-16-147346-9
248 Pages
$81.00 Paper Original

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Reciprocity was at the heart of all forms of benevolence in the ancient Greco-Roman world. The bestowal of gifts usually initiated long-term relationships that involved mutual obligations and clear status differentials between the parties concerned. The leadership of the Jerusalem church requests at the so-called Jerusalem meeting "not to forget the poor" (Gal. 2:10), was interpreted by Paul in terms of these principles...

Theology
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