{"product_id":"early-christian-care-for-the-poor-an-alternative-subsistence-strategy-under-roman-imperial-rule-paperback-1","title":"Early Christian Care for the Poor: An Alternative Subsistence Strategy Under Roman Imperial Rule - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eK. C. Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with Jesus's ministry in the villages of Galilee and continuing over the course of the first three centuries as the movement expanded geographically and numerically throughout the Roman world, the Christians organized their house churches, at least in part, to provide subsistence insurance for their needy members. While the Pax Romana created conditions of relative peace and growing prosperity, the problem of poverty persisted in Rome's fundamentally agrarian economy. Modeling their economic values and practices on the traditional patterns of the rural village, the Christians created an alternative subsistence strategy in the cities of the Roman empire by emphasizing need, rather than virtue, as the main criterion for determining the recipients of their generous giving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eK. C. Richardson is Professor of History and Biblical Studies at Hope International University in Fullerton, California. He is coeditor of \u003ci\u003eOne in Christ Jesus \u003c\/i\u003e(Pickwick, 2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42677145075808,"sku":"9781498296526","price":47.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/WjJha0FaaTJVMG1UcTh2NFZlUktSZz09.webp?v=1775062268","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/early-christian-care-for-the-poor-an-alternative-subsistence-strategy-under-roman-imperial-rule-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}