{"product_id":"paul-and-money-a-biblical-and-theological-analysis-of-the-apostles-teachings-and-practices-9780310518334","title":"Paul and Money: A Biblical and Theological Analysis of the Apostle's Teachings and Practices","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerlyn D. Verbrugge (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is Senior Editor at Large for Biblical and Theological Resources at Zondervan. He has published a number of articles as well as the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eNew International Dictionary of New Testament Theology: Abridged Edition\u003c\/em\u003e (Zondervan, 2000), \u003cem\u003ePaul's Style of Church Leadership as Illustrated by His Instructions to the Corinthians on the Collection\u003c\/em\u003e (Mellen, 1992), and \u003cem\u003eA Not-So-Silent Night: The Unheard Story of Christmas and Why It Matters\u003c\/em\u003e (Kregel, 2009).\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Zondervan Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410129326354,"sku":"9780310518334","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a1fa611d-fa6a-4dea-8df0-dba4e4e56c87.jpg?v=1729302456","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/paul-and-money-a-biblical-and-theological-analysis-of-the-apostles-teachings-and-practices-9780310518334","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}