Almsgiving As the Essential Virtue : : A Study of the Homilies of John Chrysostom / / Becky Walker.
"This book seeks to add to common representations in the scholarship on almsgiving in late antiquity concerning the remission of post-baptismal sin, efforts to reform society, and competition between monks and bishops. It demonstrates that John Chrysostom conceptualized almsgiving as not only e...
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| Superior document: | Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements Series ; Volume 183 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands : : Koninklijke Brill nv,, [2024] ©2024 |
| Year of Publication: | 2024 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Vigna ;
Volume 183. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (218 pages) |
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