04020nam a2200553Ia 4500 ocn828509809 OCoLC 20200709055654.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130226s2013 enk ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781139625333 (electronic bk.) 1139625330 (electronic bk.) 9781107018501 1107018501 (OCoLC)828509809 508277 (N$T) BS2825.6.W37 M38 2013eb REL 006220 bisacsh 228/.06 23 REL006220 bisacsh N$TA Mathews, Mark D., 1964- Riches, poverty, and the faithful [electronic resource] : perspectives on wealth in the Second Temple period and the Apocalypse of John / Mark D. Mathews. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 1 online resource. Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ; 154 "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"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: Part I. Introduction: 1. The question of wealth in the Apocalypse; Part II. The Language of Wealth and Poverty in the Second Temple Period: Introduction; 2. Dead Sea Scrolls: non-sectarian Aramaic documents; 3. Dead Sea Scrolls: non-sectarian Hebrew documents; 4. Dead Sea Scrolls: sectarian Hebrew documents; 5. Other Jewish literature; Preliminary conclusions; Part III. Wealth, Poverty, and the Faithful Community in the Apocalypse of John: Introduction; 6. The language of wealth and poverty in the seven messages -- Rev 2-3; 7. The present eschatological age -- Rev 4-6; 8. Buying and selling in Satan's world -- Rev 12-13, 18; 9. Final conclusions. Description based on print version record. Wealth Biblical teaching. Bible. N.T. Revelation Criticism, interpretation, etc. Dead Sea scrolls. Jewish religious literature History and criticism. RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament. bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Mathews, Mark D., 1964- Riches, poverty, and the faithful. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013 9781107018501 (DLC) 2012025994 (OCoLC)802323211 Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ; 154. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=508277 Table of contents only http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012025994-t.html Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012025994-d.html Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012025994-b.html Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/18501/cover/9781107018501.jpg EBSCOhost EBSC 508277 cpp2010 02 N$T 52103 52103