{"product_id":"9780310518334_the-paul-and-money","title":"The Paul and Money","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe apostle Paul, one of the most prominent figures in the early Jesus movement, had a lot to say about money. His letters deal with real people as they lived their Christian lives in the Greco-Roman world. He finds it necessary to address \"those who are rich in this present world\" (1 Tim 6:17). But he also has to address those do not want to work, for whatever reason, and are \"idle and disruptive\" (2 Thess 3:6). Moreover, whereas most churches today have a certain socio-economic homogeneity, some of Paul's churches had a combination of upper class wealthy people and lower class slaves worshiping side-by-side, and it inevitably created friction (esp. 1 Cor 11:17-34).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the past twenty years a significant amount of research has been done on class-consciousness in the Greco-Roman world and on the significance of Paul's fund-raising venture \"for the poor among the Lord's people in Jerusalem\"--\"the collection\"--for his ministry. Relying on the surprising results of current Pauline scholarship and a careful exegesis of a variety of New Testament texts, this book offers a thorough investigation of the apostle Paul's sayings and dealings with money.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verlyn Verbrugge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40702263230513,"sku":"9780310518334","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9780310518334.jpg?v=1780471183","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9780310518334_the-paul-and-money","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}