Treasure in Heaven: The Holy Poor in Early Christianity

by Peter R.L. Brown and Peter Brown

The "holy poor" have long maintained an elite status within Christianity. Differing from the "real" poor, these clergymen, teachers, and ascetics have historically been viewed by their fellow Christians as persons who should receive material support in exchange for offering immeasurable immaterial benefits--teaching, preaching, and prayer. Supporting them--quite as much as supporting the real poor--has been a way to accumulate eventual treasure...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813938287
• ISBN13: 9780813938288
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher