Pilgrims of a Common Life: Christian Community of Goods Through the CenturiesMultiply Publications, 1987 - 207 pages A thorough but readable historical review of Christian Community of goods through the centuries. Essential reading for all those interested in the practice of Christian community both in the past and in the present. |
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... clear from such a verse as Exodus 23:11 , a reference to the Jubilee , to which we will return . Nevertheless , the manna sent 31 Chapter 2 The Scriptural Position, Part The Old Covenant Fulfilled in the New The Scriptural Position, Part.
... clear from such a verse as Exodus 23:11 , a reference to the Jubilee , to which we will return . Nevertheless , the manna sent 31 Chapter 2 The Scriptural Position, Part The Old Covenant Fulfilled in the New The Scriptural Position, Part.
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... Jubilee . The first mention of the sabbatical year is in Exodus 23:11 , where God instructs the Israelites to leave ... Jubilee . After seven sabbatical years , in other words forty - nine years , the following year was to be a year of ...
... Jubilee . The first mention of the sabbatical year is in Exodus 23:11 , where God instructs the Israelites to leave ... Jubilee . After seven sabbatical years , in other words forty - nine years , the following year was to be a year of ...
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... Jubilee about them . Whether or not we can confi- dently state that Jesus knowingly proclaimed a new and permanent Jubilee is open to debate , but the evidence is cer- tainly tempting . At Nazareth , for example , where he made an open ...
... Jubilee about them . Whether or not we can confi- dently state that Jesus knowingly proclaimed a new and permanent Jubilee is open to debate , but the evidence is cer- tainly tempting . At Nazareth , for example , where he made an open ...
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... Jubilee . Again , in Luke 12 : 22-31 we read the well - known words , " Do not be anxious about your life , what you shall eat , nor about your body , what you shall put on ... for all the nations of the world seek these things ; and ...
... Jubilee . Again , in Luke 12 : 22-31 we read the well - known words , " Do not be anxious about your life , what you shall eat , nor about your body , what you shall put on ... for all the nations of the world seek these things ; and ...
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Christian Community of Goods Through the Centuries Trevor John Saxby. firmly rooted in the Jubilee and signifies that , through him , the new age of the kingdom of God is dawning , which will operate on the lines of full restoration ...
Christian Community of Goods Through the Centuries Trevor John Saxby. firmly rooted in the Jubilee and signifies that , through him , the new age of the kingdom of God is dawning , which will operate on the lines of full restoration ...
Contents
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The Late Middle Ages | 88 |
The Reformation | 102 |
The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries | 118 |
The Nineteenth Century | 137 |
The Twentieth Century | 152 |
The Characteristics | 165 |
Appendix | 177 |
Bibliography | 191 |
Scripture Index | 199 |
The Author 207 | |
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