How to put to death greed : an application of Colossians 3:5b /

Zaan, Maria Gebina,

How to put to death greed : an application of Colossians 3:5b / by Maria Gebina Zaan. - 2005. - vii, 81 leaves 28 cm.

Typescript. "October, 2006." Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Greed in the Old Testament Chapter 3: Greed in the New Testament Chapter 4: Application: How to Put to Death Greed



Justification of the Theme -- A Definition of Greed -- A History of Research -- Rationale/Research Questions/Outline of the Paper. A Word Study on Greed -- To Covet: chamad -- Dishonest Gain: batsa' and betsa' -- The Physical Seat of Desire: Nephesh -- Greed through Violent Injustice: Chamac -- Perspectives on Greed from Creation -- God's Good Creation -- The Effects of the Fall -- Greed in the Ten Commandments -- The First Commandment -- The Fourth Commandment -- The Eighth Commandment -- The Tenth Commandment -- Perspectives from Deuteronomy -- A Warning Not to Forget God in Prosperity -- Laws to be Generous to the Por -- Concluding Remarks. Socio-Economic World in New Testament Times -- A Word Study on Greed -- Greed, Plenoexia -- Love of Money -- Mammon -- New Testament Teachigns about Pleonexia -- Jesus' Teaching about Pleonexia -- Pleonexia in the Letters of Peter -- Pleonexia in the Letters of Paul -- Other New Testament Teachings of Greed -- Serving one Master, Radical Trust in God -- The Deceitfulness of Wealth -- Storing up Treasures in Heaven -- The Eyes and Greed -- An Exegeses of Colossians 3:5 -- Context within the Letter to the Colossians -- A Detailed Analysis of Colossians 3:5 -- Concluding Remarks. Guilty of Greed -- Personal Guilt -- Collective Guilt -- The Gift of God, or Freedom from the Seduction of Riches -- Holy Living -- Good Works -- Generosity -- Contentment -- Consequences for Mission -- Consequences for Europe -- Consequences for World Mission -- Concluding Remarks.




Columbia International University--Dissertations.


Bible.--N.T.--Colossians III, 5b--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Avarice.
Avarice--Biblical teaching.

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