“Image of Limited Good In Galatians”
Limited good is defined by George M Foster is how a peasant view their social, economic, and natural universes, their total environment as one in which all the desired things in life such as land, wealth, health, friendship and love, manliness and honor, respect and status, power and influence, security and safety, exist in finite quantity and are always in short supply, as far as the peasant is concerned. Not only do these and all other ‘good things exist in finite and limited quantities, but in addition there is no way directly within peasant power to increase the available quantities. (Foster) This concept becomes evident in the reading of the New Testament’s Gospels of Mark but we will also see that …show more content…
Honor during ancient times is the cornerstone man’s existed. To not achieve this from your community peers means you and your family will be shunned by the community. Men during this time competed intensely for this and so did Paul by gaining the faith of many non-Jewish followers (Gentiles) in God over the other Gods that they worshiped during that time, making this a limited good. To achieve honor among the Gentile community set by Paul it can be done by your deeds to others, and by living according to what Paul preached about the being saved by god by living by promise of the spirt and through faith in God by the actions set by Jesus. Paul is experiencing limitation set by those who wish to go back to the old Jews law toward the new Gentile …show more content…
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Limited good is defined by George M Foster is how a peasant view their social, economic, and natural universes, their total environment as one in which all the desired things in life such as land, wealth, health, friendship and love, manliness and honor, respect and status, power and influence, security and safety, exist in finite quantity and are always in short supply, as far as the peasant is concerned. Not only do these and all other ‘good things exist in finite and limited quantities, but in addition there is no way directly within peasant power to increase the available quantities. (Foster) This concept becomes evident in the reading of the New Testament’s Gospels of Mark but we will also see that …show more content…
Honor during ancient times is the cornerstone man’s existed. To not achieve this from your community peers means you and your family will be shunned by the community. Men during this time competed intensely for this and so did Paul by gaining the faith of many non-Jewish followers (Gentiles) in God over the other Gods that they worshiped during that time, making this a limited good. To achieve honor among the Gentile community set by Paul it can be done by your deeds to others, and by living according to what Paul preached about the being saved by god by living by promise of the spirt and through faith in God by the actions set by Jesus. Paul is experiencing limitation set by those who wish to go back to the old Jews law toward the new Gentile …show more content…
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