For I Was Hungry and You Gave Me Food

by Carol B. Wilson

Book Overview

In the first century, endemic food shortages left 25 percent of the population below subsistence level and another 30 percent at risk of slipping below subsistence. In the face of such serious food shortages, the Gospel of Matthew advocates for a society in which all people can have access to sufficient food. Matthew critiques first-century practices and attitudes of both aristocrats and peasants that helped or hindered that goal. It does this by...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625640463
• ISBN13: 9781625640468
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"