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Remember the Poor: Paul, Poverty, and the Greco-Roman World is unavailable, but you can change that!

Many scholars engaged in exploring the economic dimensions of early Christianity simply don’t bother with Paul, mistakenly believing that he had little regard for the poor and that his theological deliberations therefore have little relevance to studies of wealth and poverty in the Greco-Roman world. In Remember the Poor, Bruce Longenecker counters this view, arguing persuasively that care for...

When exploring economic dimensions of the early Jesus-movement, don’t bother with Paul—the controversial follower of Jesus whose texts comprise roughly half of the New Testament. With regard to issues of poverty and wealth, Paul’s theological deliberations are of very little relevance to either historical reconstruction or contemporary theological consideration. This attitude predominates in both popular and academic
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