Charity: the place of the poor in the Biblical tradition
Gary A. Anderson
Charity: the place of the poor in the Biblical tradition
نویسنده
Gary A. Andersonنسخه 1
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شناسنامه
عنوان و نام پدیدآور
Charity: the place of the poor in the Biblical tradition / Gary A. Andersonمشخصات نشر
نیوهیون : Yale University Press، 2013ممشخصات ظاهری
222 p.: illustrations ; 32 cm.موضوع
Charity Biblical teachingزبان
انگلیسیIncludes index.
مندرجات
The challenge of charity -- Charity as an expression of faith in God -- Charity as service to God -- A loan to God -- Material wealth and its deceptions -- Deliverance from death -- Is charity always rewarded? -- Charity and the goodness of creation -- Charitable deeds as storable commodities -- Can merits be transferred? -- Storing good works in heaven -- Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving -- Sacrificial giving -- Deliverance from purgatory -- Your alms are a memorial