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Downs David J. <1977-> |
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Alms : charity, reward, and atonement in early Christianity / / David J. Downs |
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Waco, Texas : , : Baylor University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (351 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Charity - History of doctrines |
Redemption - Christianity - History of doctrines |
Atonement - Biblical teaching |
Charity - Biblical teaching |
Redemption - Biblical teaching |
Atonement - History of doctrines |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: What Can Wash Away My Sin?; 1. Redeem Your Sins with Acts of Mercy: Charity and Reward in the Hebrew-Aramaic Bible and Its Greek Translation; 2. Merciful Deeds Deliver from Death: Charity and Reward in the Apocrypha; 3. Desire Mercy, Not Sacrifice: Cult Criticism and Atoning Almsgiving?; 4. Give Alms with Respect to the Things Within: Charity and Reward in the Synoptic Gospels and Acts; 5. Storing Up the Treasure for a Good Foundation: Almsgiving and Reward in the Pauline Epistles |
6 Love Covers a Multitude of Sins: Atoning Almsgiving in 1 Peter 4:8 and Its Early Christian Reception7. Merciful Practice Is Good as Repentance for Sin: Resurrection, Atonement, and Care for the Poor in Second-Century Christianity; 8. By Alms and Faith Sins Are Purged Away: Almsgiving and Atonement in Early Christian Scriptural Exegesis; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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