What the Earliest *Christians* Thought About Wealth

June 07, 2022 00:05:37
What the Earliest *Christians* Thought About Wealth
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What the Earliest *Christians* Thought About Wealth

Jun 07 2022 | 00:05:37

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With the advent of Christianity, the need to take care of the outcast, the impoverished, and widows and orphans assumed an unprecedented importance in the Mediterranean world. Read by John Paul Middlesworth

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