Prodigality, liberality and meanness in the parable of the prodigal son : a Greco-Roman perspective on Luke 15,11-32 /

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Author / Creator:	Holgate, David A.
Imprint:	Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, ©1999.
Description:	1 online resource (299 pages).
Language:	English
Series:	Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 187 Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 187.
Subject:	Bible. -- Luke, XV, 11-32 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Prodigal son (Parable) Prodigal son (Parable) Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11262330

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ISBN:	9780567286666 0567286665 1283195739 9781283195737 1841270253 9781841270258
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-277) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	This monograph interprets the parable of the Prodigal Son (Lk. 15.11-32) in the light of Graeco-Roman popular moral philosophy. Luke's special parables are rarely studied in this way, but the results of this study are very fruitful. The unity of the parable is supported, and it is shown to be deeply concerned with a major Lukan theme: the right use of possessions. The whole parable is read in terms of the moral topos 'on covetousness', and shown to be an endorsement of the Graeco-Roman virtue of liberality, modified by the Christian virtue of compassion.
Other form:	Print version: Holgate, David A. Prodigality, liberality and meanness in the parable of the prodigal son. Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, ©1999 1841270253

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