Early-church praxis: Selling land and possessions – A socio-historical study of Acts 2:45, 4:32–37

This article attempts to rethink the early church praxis of selling the land and possessions in response to some of the problems the 1st century church were confronted with. Hence, this article attempts to answer the questions: what were the social, economic, and religious factors that led to the se...

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Vydáno v:	Hervormde teologiese studies Ročník 79; číslo 2; s. 1 - 7
Hlavní autor:	Hombana, Mphumezi
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	Pretoria African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS 2023 AOSIS (Pty) Ltd University of Pretoria AOSIS
Témata:	Audiences Christianity Church history Culture early church Economic aspects Economic factors Exploitation Farmers graeco-roman world Hellenistic Inequality Land Landowners luke-acts Political systems poor Possession (Law) possessions Poverty Practice (Philosophy) Praxis Praxis (Philosophy) Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 Religion Religious aspects Resources rich Roman civilization Social aspects Social factors Society socio-economic socio-historical south african church Tax reform Taxation South Africa Europe inequality possessions early church socio-historical poor land rich socio-economic Graeco-Roman world poverty South African Church Luke-Acts
ISSN:	0259-9422, 2072-8050, 2072-8050
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Shrnutí:	This article attempts to rethink the early church praxis of selling the land and possessions in response to some of the problems the 1st century church were confronted with. Hence, this article attempts to answer the questions: what were the social, economic, and religious factors that led to the selling of land and possessions in the early church, and what were the implications of this practice for the community, including issues related to exploitation, inequality, and long-term sustainability of resources? This article argues that the church in South Africa must lead the conversation and learn from the early church good example to respond to social ills of our time. This is without undermining the complexities that are part of this programme of action. This article is committed to socio-historical reading of the texts under inquiry as the means to respond to the questions raised in this study. Contribution This article seeks to contribute to the ongoing debate on issues of land, possessions, and poverty in a South African context. It attempts to explore possible implications on issues that concern this article for churches in South Africa.
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ISSN:	0259-9422 2072-8050 2072-8050
DOI:	10.4102/hts.v79i2.8727