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

Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Giving and receiving in the Old Testament and extra-biblical Jewish literature; 3. Giving and receiving in the Graeco-Roman world; 4. Partnership in Philippians 1-2; 5. Philippians 4.10-20: Paul's thank-you section; 6. Giving and receiving elsewhere in Paul's letters; 7. Conclusions and Implications; Appendix A: a selection of Seneca's texts; Appendix B: other uses of ?O∑I∑ KAI AHM￥I∑; Appendix C: the support of wandering preachers and philosophers; Bibliography, Index of Greaco-Roman authors, Papyri and inscriptions; Index of biblical books with apocrypha and fathers; Index of modern authors.