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Prodigality, Liberality And Meanness

Name: Prodigality, Liberality And Meanness
Price: 176.53 GBP
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Author: David Holgate
ISBN: 9781841270258

The Prodigal Son in Graeco-Roman Perspective

by David Holgate

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299 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
15.7 x 23 x 2.2 cm

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For students of theology and moral philosophy

Shows how to use your wealth in a godly manner

Reflect on how to balance compassion and charity

Explore the parable of the Prodigal Son through the lens of ancient moral philosophy to reveal fresh insights on wealth.

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This monograph interprets the parable of the Prodigal Son (Lk. 15.11-32) in the light of Graeco-Roman popular moral philosophy. Luke's special parables are rarely studied in this way, but the results of this study are very fruitful. The unity of the parable is supported, and it is shown to be deeply concerned with a major Lukan theme: the right use of possessions. The whole parable is read in terms of the moral topos 'on covetousness', and shown to be an endorsement of the Graeco-Roman virtue of liberality, modified by the Christian virtue of compassion.