Serving at the 'Banking-Tables' : new light on Acts 2-8 and the link between spiritual and economic transformation
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Serving at the 'Banking-Tables' : new light on Acts 2-8 and the link between spiritual and economic transformation
(Biblical interpretation series, v. 208)
Brill, c2023
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Serving at the banking-tables
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Slightly revised version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Birmingham, 2012, under the title: Hearing about Jesus, but thinking about Joel : exploring the biblical and historical relationship between spiritual and economic transformation
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-314) and indexes
Contents of Works
- Introduction: Mistranslations and Missed Opportunities
- Peter's Pentecost Sermon
- The Seven Hellenist 'Bankers'
- Temple Banks and Priest-bankers
- The Shift in Jewish Economic Practices
- The Tension between Temple and Sect
- The Martyrdom of Stephen
- Other Passages in Acts 2 to 8 with Commercial Connotations
- Preliminary Conclusions
- The Primitive Church 'Trapeza'
- Joseph-Barnabas: A Re-evaluation of His Role and Status
- The Relationship between Spiritual and Economic Transformation
- Prosperity in Its Proper Context
- The Parables and Words of Christ
- The Modern Prosperity Gospel: Theology and Social Context in Conflict
- The Love of Money: A Global Banking Perspective
- Summation