REL275 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Sola Scriptura, Intersectionality
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To whom, in socio-economic terms, is he writing? (p. 75) justin meggit wrote a book entitled paul and survival, arguing that the ones to whom. Rich and poor beyond the material is what the author of matthew says: blessed are the poor in spirit these categories are flexible categories. It is different to imagine what poor" and rich" looks like in the 1st century. Example: you may have a slave who has more money than someone who is not a slave. You can have a poor person wanting to become a slave to a rich person. In the cities, where paul is, you have communities. You have patrons and clients important because you need to have someone as your friend who can send recommendation letters, stand up for you. Serve as your patron, reference, advocate on your behalf. Does errands, listens to rumors, what people are saying. More slaves you have, signal of your economic power.
