A Spiritual Economy Gift Exchange in the Letters of Paul of Tarsus 1st Edition Thomas 0300225148 9780300225143

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• ISBN 10: 0300225148
• ISBN 13: 9780300225143
• Author: Thomas R. Blanton

The exchange of gifts is a fundamental part of society and a foundational element in Greco-Roman religions. Combining theories of gift exchange, both modern and Greco-Roman, Thomas Blanton reveals how religious discourse—in the guise of “spiritual gifts” believed to come from Israel’s god—is instrumental in the formation of sociopolitical hierarchies and the assignment of honor and prestige. Blanton uses an interdisciplinary approach that incorporates religion, classics, sociology, and anthropology to investigate the economy of gift exchange shown in Paul’s letters.

Table of contents:

ONE: Introduction

TWO: Symbolic Goods as Media of Exchange in Paul’s Gift Economy

THREE: The Benefactor’s Account Book: The Rhetoric of Gift Reciprocation According to Seneca and Paul

FOUR: Gift or Commodity? On the Classification of Paul’s Unremunerated Labor

FIVE: Classification and Social Relations: The Dark Side of the Gift

SIX: The Gift of Status

SEVEN: Spiritual Gifts and Status Inversion

EIGHT: Summary and Conclusions

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