{"product_id":"paul-and-money-430279","title":"Paul and Money","description":"The 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).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e During 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.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51562104783135,"sku":"9780310518334","price":45.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9780310518334_992514.jpg?v=1769147219","url":"https:\/\/koorong.com\/products\/paul-and-money-430279","provider":"Koorong","version":"1.0","type":"link"}