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The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels bridges the gap between scholars and those pastors, teachers, students and lay people desiring in-depth treatment of select topics in an accessible and summary format. The topics range from cross-sectional themes (such as faith, law, and Sabbath), to methods of interpretation (such as form criticism, redaction criticism, and sociological approaches), from...

In the first-century Palestinian world the main classes were a relatively small wealthy class and a large poor, peasant and artisan class, in some contexts referred to as “the people of the land.” Judaism* dealt with this social disparity by accepting it and encouraging the wealthy to give alms to the poorest of the poor. Jesus, however, saw wealth as a hindrance to entering the kingdom of God (see Kingdom of God) and pronounced a blessing on those poor who were seeking God. He taught
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