BENEFITING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH GOOD WORKS? THE ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OF CIVIC BENEFACTION IN 1 PETER.

The article focuses on beneficent practices of elites Christians. It suggests that these practices aimed at overcoming negative perceptions of the popular society. The author says that though support for this idea can be found in texts of the New Testament of the holy book "Bible," the epistle of 1...

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Published in:	Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity & Judaism Vol. 9; pp. 147 - 196
Main Author:	Williams, Travis B.
Format:	Article
Published:	McMaster Divinity College 2013
Subjects:	Altruism Christians Elite (Social sciences) New Testament Conduct of life
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost