Sacramental Charity, Creditor Christology, and the Economy of Salvation in Luke's Gospel

by Anthony Giambrone

In this work, Anthony Giambrone investigates the appropriation and development of Jewish charity discourse in Luke's Gospel. In contrast to previous scholarship, neither the coherence of Lukan "wealth ethics" nor its contemporary actualization defines his study. Instead, the sacramental significance of almsgiving becomes the starting point for a more theologically oriented exegesis. The end result recognizes Luke's "Christological mutation" of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3161548590
• ISBN13: 9783161548598
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.