Paul's Gift from Philippi: Conventions of Gift Exchange and Christian Giving
Paul's Gift from Philippi: Conventions of Gift Exchange and Christian Giving

Paul's Gift from Philippi: Conventions of Gift Exchange and Christian Giving

in Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series

by Gerald W. Peterman

Pages 260
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Published 2005
ISBN-13 9780521020664
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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