What is it about?

The practice of almsgiving was an important part of religious behavior in Second Temple Judaism. Early Christianity inherited these attitudes towards almsgiving and developed them further to apply to the meaning of repentance and communing with God.

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Why is it important?

The subject of this book is important for understanding attitudes towards wealth and poverty in early Christianity.

Perspectives

The subject of this book is timely given the realities of economic imbalances in our wearily today.

Dr. Susana de Sola Funsten
University of California Los Angeles

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This page is a summary of: Charity and the Economy of Salvation in Luke, Religious Studies Review, December 2019, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/rsr.14275.
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