This book is a study of Paul's response to the financial help he received from the church in Philippi while he was a prisoner in Rome. It examines Philippians 4.10-20 in the light of Greek and Roman practices and language regarding the exchange of gifts and favors in society. Dr. Peterman concludes that "gift exchange" or "social reciprocity" permeated every level of society in Paul's day, and that Paul's seemingly ungracious response was an attempt to create a new, Christian attitude to gifts and to giving.
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"Peterman's work also adds to our knowledge of conventions of social reciprocity in the Greco-Roman world and provides weighty countervailing evidence against arguments that would chop the letter to the Philippians into an assortment of separate letters sent at different times." David E. Garland, Journal of Biblical Literature
"...Peterman's book is an important contribution to our understanding of the letter and of Paul's rich theology of Christian giving." James Ware, Religious Studies Review
"...Peterman's book is an important contribution to our understanding of the letter and of Paul's rich theology of Christian giving." James Ware, Religious Studies Review
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This book is a study of Paul's response to the financial help he received from the church in Philippi whilst he was a prisoner in Rome. It examines Philippians 4.10-20 in the light of Greek and Roman practices and language regarding the exchange of gifts and favours in society. Dr Peterman concludes that 'gift exchange' or 'social reciprocity' permeated every level of society in Paul's day, and that Paul's seemingly ungracious response was an attempt to create a new, Christian attitude to gifts and to giving.
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Every reader of the New Testament brings to the text a set of presuppositions about social behaviour. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
verbalized gratitude, material gratitude, verbal gratitude, thankless thanks, financial sharing, thankful letter, social reciprocity, public praising, introductory thanksgivings, verbal thanks, honorary inscriptions, see our discussion, social dependence, reciprocal character, didactic texts, social debt, wandering preacher Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Every reader of the New Testament brings to the text a set of presuppositions about social behaviour. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
verbalized gratitude, material gratitude, verbal gratitude, thankless thanks, financial sharing, thankful letter, social reciprocity, public praising, introductory thanksgivings, verbal thanks, honorary inscriptions, see our discussion, social dependence, reciprocal character, didactic texts, social debt, wandering preacher Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Testament, Old Testament, Fortress Press, Cambridge University Press, Oxyrhynchus Papyri, Grand Rapids, Clarendon Press, New York, Ben Sira, Dio Chrys, Mind of Paul, Papyri Michigan, Rediscovering Paul, Ritualized Friendship, Der Brief, Garden City, Gerd Theissen, Hermas Sim, Letters of Paul, Paul's Intercessory Prayers, Peter Marshall, Philo Cher, Philo Spec, Scholars Press, Dio Cass New!
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- Patronage in Ancient Society (Leicester-Nottingham Studies in Ancient Society, V. 1) by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill on 4 pages
- Pauline Theology, Volume III: Romans by Jouette M. Bassler on 4 pages
- Rich in Mercy by Pope John Paul II on page 18, page 91, and Back Matter
- Ancient World (Seven Wonders of the World) by Neil Morris on page 5, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Ethica Nicomachea (Oxford Classical Texts) by Aristotle on page 58, page 115, and page 116
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- The Strong and the Weak: Romans 14.1-15.13 in Context (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series) by Mark Reasoner on page 176, page 189, and Back Matter
- Consolation in Philippians: Philosophical Sources and Rhetorical Strategy (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series) by Paul A. Holloway on page 96, and Back Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to St Paul (Cambridge Companions to Religion) by James D. G. Dunn on page 48
- Philippians (IVP New Testament Commentary Series) by Gordon D. Fee in Back Matter
- Belly and Body in the Pauline Epistles (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series) by Karl Olav Sandnes in Back Matter
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