Through the eye of a needle: wealth, the fall of rome, and the making of christianity in the west, 350-550 ad
Auteur :
Brown, Peter
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691161778
Date de publication :
30 mars 2014
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
1114 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Jesus taught his followers that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. This book offers a sweeping intellectual and social history of the vexing problem of wealth in Christianity in the waning days of the Roman Empire.