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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ; 154
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Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 154.
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| Summary |
"In the book of Revelation, John appeals to the faithful to avoid the temptations of wealth, which he connects with evil and disobedience within secular society. New Testament scholars have traditionally viewed his somewhat radical stance as a reaction to the social injustices and idolatry of the imperial Roman cults of the day. Mark D. Mathews argues that John's rejection of affluence was instead shaped by ideas in the Jewish literature of the Second Temple period which associated the rich with the wicked and viewed the poor as the righteous. Mathews explores how traditions preserved in the Epistle of Enoch and later Enochic texts played a formative role in shaping John's theological perspective. This book will be of interest to those researching poverty and wealth in early Christian communities and the relationship between the traditions preserved in the Dead Sea Scrolls and New Testament"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; PART I Introduction; 1 The question of wealth in the Apocalypse; 1.1 The problem; 1.2 Scholarly approaches to wealth in the New Testament; 1.3 Scholarly approaches to the Apocalypse; From the perspective of the social world; From the perspective of the Hebrew Bible; From the broader prophetic tradition; Specialized studies of the prophetic tradition; 1.4 The concept of wealth in relation to the faithful; 1.5 Methodological approach; PART II The language of wealth and poverty, rich and poor, in the Second Temple period; Introduction. |
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2 Dead Sea Scrolls: non-sectarian Aramaic documents2.1 Aramaic Levi Document; 2.2 Early Enoch tradition; Book of the Watchers; Apocalypse of Weeks (AOW); The Epistle; 2.3 Summary of Aramaic traditions; 3 Dead Sea Scrolls: non-sectarian Hebrew documents; 3.1 Wisdom of Ben Sira (Sirach); Wealth as responsibility; The rich and poor; Rich and poor as labels; Societal boundaries between rich and poor; Wealth as peril; Wealth as the blessing of God; Summary of Wisdom of Ben Sira; 3.2 Mûsar le Mevîn (4QInstruction); Wealth and wisdom; The expectation of the present age. |
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3.3 Two Spirits Treatise (1QS 3:13-4:26)4 Dead Sea Scrolls: sectarian Hebrew documents; 4.1 Damascus Document (DD); Economic identity; Wealth as peril; 4.2 Community Rule (1QS); The duty of sharing wealth; Shared wealth as boundary; Boundary from initiates; Boundary from outsiders; Boundary from apostates; Wealth as a distraction from devotion; Legal matters concerning wealth; 4.3 War Scroll (1QM); 4.4 Pesher Habakkuk (1QpHab); Wealth and the Kittim; Wealth and the wicked priest; Correction of injustices; 4.5 Hodayot (1QHa); 4.6 Summary of Hebrew traditions; 5 Other Jewish literature. |
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5.1 Wisdom of SolomonThe book of eschatology; The book of wisdom; 5.2 The Similitudes (1 Enoch 37-71); 5.3 Eschatological Admonition (1 Enoch 108); 5.4 Sibylline Oracles; Book 3; Oracles against Rome and the nations; Praise of the Jews; Future reversal; 5.5 Preliminary conclusions; PART III Wealth, poverty, and the faithful community in the Apocalypse of John; Introduction; 6 The language of wealth and poverty in the Seven Messages: Rev 2-3; 6.1 The Seven Messages; Sitz im leben: an ecclesial situation; The message to Smyrna; The message to Laodicea; 7 The present eschatological age: Rev 4-6. |
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7.1 The inauguration of the eschatological ageThe throne-room vision: Rev 4:1-11; 7.2 Worthy is the Lamb to receive wealth; 7.3 Breaking the seven seals; The four horsemen; 7.4 The third rider; The balancing scales; 7.5 A voice from the midst of the throne; 8 Buying and selling in Satans World: Rev 12-13, 18; 8.1 The mark of the beast; 8.2 The function of myth and tradition in Rev 12-13; The fall of Satan; Satan's beasts; 8.3 The climax of economic critique: Rev 18; 8.4 Wealth and the faithful: Rev 18:4-5; Come out of her my people; 8.5 Wealth and Babylon. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Bible. Revelation -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible. Revelation. |
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Dead Sea scrolls.
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Dead Sea scrolls. |
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Bible. Revelation. |
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Dead Sea scrolls. |
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Bibel Offenbarung des Johannes. |
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Qumrantexte. |
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Wealth -- Biblical teaching.
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Wealth -- Biblical teaching. |
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Jewish religious literature -- History and criticism.
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Jewish religious literature. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Print version: Mathews, Mark D., 1964- Riches, poverty, and the faithful. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013 9781107018501 (DLC) 2012025994 (OCoLC)802323211 |
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9781139625333 (electronic book) |
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1139625330 (electronic book) |
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9781139088091 (electronic book) |
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1139088092 (electronic book) |
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113961231X (electronic book) |
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9781139612319 (electronic book) |
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9781107018501 |
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1107018501 |
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