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The Poor and Their Possessions

Possessions and the Poor in Luke-Acts

By: David Peter Seccombe

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The Poor and Their Possessions

Possessions and the Poor in Luke-Acts

By: David Peter Seccombe

Of all the New Testament writings Luke-Acts focuses particular attention on rich and poor, possessions and poverty. The Poor and Their Possessions is a new edition of a Cambridge doctoral dissertation that has long been out of print. The author’s exploration of Luke’s thinking is of special importance for Christian preachers, so much effort has gone into making it accessible and readable. Who are the poor? Why are they favored? Did Jesus have a program of social reform? Is renunciation of possessions demanded of all Christians? What guidance does Luke give on the use of possessions? Did the early church have a community of possessions? To whom was Luke’s material targeted? What was its purpose? These and other questions find their answers in the book. Besides its clear argument, this book is a treasure store of careful study of some difficult but important passages from Luke and Acts.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1666710032

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9781666710038

Reclaiming the Radical Economic Message of Luke

By: David D. M. King

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Reclaiming the Radical Economic Message of Luke

By: David D. M. King

No canonical Gospel is more concerned with wealth and poverty than Luke. A centuries-long debate rages over just how revolutionary Luke's message is. This book seeks to recover Luke's radical economic message, to place it in its ancient context, and to tease out its prophetic implications for today. Luke has a radical message of good news for the poor and resistance to wealth. God is shown to favor the poor, championing their struggle for justice while condemning the rich and recommending a sweeping disposal of wealth for the benefit of the poor. This represents a distinct break from the ethics of the Roman Empire and a profound challenge to modern economic systems. Generations of interpreters have worked to file down Luke's sharp edges, from scribes copying ancient manuscripts, to early Christian authors, to contemporary scholars. Such domestication disfigures the gospel, silencing its critique of an economic system whose unremitting drive for profit and economic growth continues to widen the gap between rich and poor while threatening life-altering, environmental change. It is time to reclaim the bracing, prophetic call of Luke's economic message that warns against the destructive power of wealth and insists on justice for the poor and marginalized.

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1666728012

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9781666728019

The Treasure of Auchinleck

The Story of the Boswell Papers

By: David Buchanan

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The Treasure of Auchinleck

The Story of the Boswell Papers

By: David Buchanan

After the death of James Boswell, his papers were scattered and believed destroyed. This is the story of how they became lost, their rediscovery, the detective work that tracked them down, and the scholarship that put them back together.

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McGraw-Hill Companies

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0070087105

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9780070087101

Book's by David Peter Seccombe

The Poor and Their Possessions

The Poor and Their Possessions

Reclaiming the Radical Economic Message of Luke

Reclaiming the Radical Economic Message of Luke

The Treasure of Auchinleck

The Treasure of Auchinleck

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