Greed as idolatry : The Origins and meaning of a Pauline metaphor

Main Author:	Rosner, Brian S.
Published:	Grand Rapids, Michigan : Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2007
Subjects:	AVARICE. IDOLATRY - BIBLICAL TEACHING. IDOLS AND IMAGES - WORSHIP. METAPHOR IN THE BIBLE. BIBLE - CRITICISM, INTERPRETATION, ETC. BIBLE.N.T. - EPISTLES OF PAUL.
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Table of Contents:

"Greed as idolatry": a formidable peak The history of interpretation: lessons from other climbers Method for the present study: maps and supplies The Jewish scriptures: the distant ranges Early Jewish moral teaching: the tablelands The New Testament: the foothills Understanding greed: the surrounding terrain Understanding idolatry: the surrounding terrain Understanding greed as idolatry: reaching the summit Final debrief and a look ahead.