By Viateur Habarurema

The social and non secular phenomenon popularly often called the “prosperity gospel” has made large inroads in sub-Saharan Africa and increases many questions surrounding Christian giving. during this ebook, Dr Habarurema applies biblical scholarship, historic enquiry and contemporaneous research to generosity and monetary present in 2 Corinthians 8–9, in addition to to the prosperity gospel circulation. With a transparent concentrate on the options of divine charis and autarkeia, this examine offers perception into the apostle Paul’s exhortations to deal with the bad and weak in society as a manifestation via the church of God’s compassion and charm. the writer concludes with a chain of hermeneutical and theological strategies to advertise a studying that's trustworthy to Paul’s ideas in 2 Corinthians 8–9, totally built-in in Paul’s total theology, and inviting insights supplied by way of Pentecostal hermeneutics.

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