Through the Eye of a Needle Wealth, the Fall of Rome, and the Making of Christianity in the West, 350-550 AD |
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Author:
| Brown, Peter |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-16177-8 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2014 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Jesus taught his followers that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. This book offers a sweeping intellectual and social history of the vexing problem of wealth in Christianity in the waning days of the Roman Empire.
Jesus taught his followers that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. This book offers a sweeping intellectual and social history of the vexing problem of wealth in Christianity in the waning days of the Roman Empire.