Wages of Cross-Bearing and Debt of Sin : the Economy of Heaven in Matthew's Gospel.
In comparison to Mark and Luke, the First Gospel contains a striking preponderance of economic language in passages dealing with sin, righteousness, and divine recompense. For instance, sin is described as a debt, and righteous deeds are said to earn wages with God or treasure in heaven. This study...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin :
De Gruyter,
2013.
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Colección: | Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Heavenly Treasure and Debts in Early Judaism and Christianity
- 2 Heavenly Treasures and Debts in Matthew
- 3 Filling Up All Righteousness: Salvation from the Debt of Sin
- 4 Wages of Cross-Bearing: Eternal Life, Glorious Thrones, and the Ransom-Price for Captive Debtors
- 5 "Behold, Your Savior Comes, His Wage is with Him": The Passion and Resurrection
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Modern Authors
- Index of Ancient Sources