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Charity

The Place of the Poor in the Biblical Tradition [Paperback]

by Gary A. Anderson

    • Author

      Gary A. Anderson

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Yale University Press

    • Published

      January 2015

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    It has long been acknowledged that Jews and Christians distinguished themselves through charity to the poor. Though ancient Greeks and Romans were also generous, they funded theatres and baths rather than poorhouses and orphanages. How might we explain this difference? In this significant reappraisal of charity in the biblical tradition, Gary Anderson argues that the poor constituted the privileged place where Jews and Christians met God. Though concerns for social justice were not unknown to early Jews and Christians, the poor achieved the importance they did primarily because they were thought to be "living altars", a place to make a sacrifice, a loan to God that he, as the ultimate guarantor, could be trusted to repay in turn. Contrary to the assertions of Reformation and modern critiques, belief in a heavenly treasury was not just about self-interest. Sifting through biblical and postbiblical texts, Anderson shows how charity affirms the goodness of the created order; the world was created through charity and therefore rewards it.

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    • Author

      Gary A. Anderson

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Yale University Press

    • Published

      January 2015

    • Weight

      327g

    • Page Count

      232

    • Dimensions

      148 x 233 x 16 mm

    • ISBN

      9780300198836

    • ISBN-10

      0300198833

    • Eden Code

      4292924

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    • Author/Creator: Gary A. Anderson

    • ISBN: 9780300198836

    • Publisher: Yale University Press

    • Release Date: January 2015

    • Weight: 327g

    • Dimensions: 148 x 233 x 16 mm

    • Eden Code: 4292924


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