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What the Earliest *Christians* Thought About Wealth
With the advent of Christianity, the need to take care of the outcast, the impoverished, and widows and orphans assumed an unprecedented importance in...
ACTS OF THOMAS
WHAT ARE RICH FOLK SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THEIR MONEY, IF THEY WANT TO BE PLEASING TO GOD AND HAVE ETERNAL LIFE. Read by...
Thomas’s Trip to India and the Problem of Wealth
In his discussion of Christianity and wealth, Dr. Ehrman brings up an episode from The Acts of Thomas Read by John Paul Middlesworth
Gold Member Q&A - May 2022
Gold Member Q&A - May 2022
A Lively Interview on my New Book “Journeys”
Mitch Jeserich, of the Letters and Politics podcast, recently interviewed Bart about his book "Journeys to Heaven and Hell: Tours of the Afterlife in...
Concerns for the Poor in the Jewish Tradition
It is impossible to understand the Christian emphasis on almsgiving without situating it in its originating context – the Jewish tradition, going all the...