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Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful - Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John (Hardcover, New)
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Riches, Poverty, and the Faithful - Perspectives on Wealth in the Second Temple Period and the Apocalypse of John (Hardcover, New)
Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
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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.
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