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Calmly Considered: Economics, the New Testament, and the 21st Century (in podcast & videocast)

Jul 13, 2021

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in Calmly Considered Podcast Video, Capitalism and Markets, Christian Life, Economics, History, Theology

This is the first installment of a once-monthly series called Calmly Considered, in which Allan Bevere and I will be discussing topics related to faith and economics. In this episode, we discuss Peter Oakes' Empire, Economics, and the New Testament. We barely scratch the surface but hopefully some meaningful dialog.

Religion Links

Nov 27, 2013

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in Christian Life, Ecclesia, History, Links – Religion, Politics, Public Policy, Religion, Sociology, Trends: Social

1. A federal Judge Declares Tax Exclusion For Clergy Housing Payments Unconstitutional. Peter Reilly makes the economic and legal case for preserving the exclusion, In Defense Of Special Tax Treatment For Clergy: … Section 107 is best analyzed by reviewing the historical context surrounding the development of Section 107 of the Internal Revenue Code, the…

Engaging Economics: New Testament Scenarios and Early Christian Reception – Book Review

Feb 5, 2010

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in Books, Capitalism and Markets, Economics, History, Theology

(This review is also being posted on Jesus Creed. You are welcome to join the discussion there.) (Updated June 13, 2023: Edited for grammar, punctuation, and spelling.) A variety of anthropological lenses have been used to examine the New Testament world, but one lens remains relatively neglected … an economic lens. Scholars like Bruce Malina,…

Economics: Early Christianity and Now

Dec 16, 2009

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in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, History

Peter Oakes, "Methodological Issues in using Economic Evidence in Interpretation of Early Christian Texts" in Engaging Economics: New Testament Scenarios and Early Christian Reception, edited by Bruce Longenecker and Kelly Liebengood. … In studying the first few centuries of the Christian movement, any attempt to isolate economics from other social factors such as politics would…

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Calmly Considered: Economics, the New Testament, and the 21st Century (in podcast & videocast)

Religion Links

Engaging Economics: New Testament Scenarios and Early Christian Reception – Book Review

Economics: Early Christianity and Now