Scale and the parable of the ‘dishonest’ steward
This study of scale in quantities of oil and wheat contracts in Luke 16.1–9 provides an analysis of the size of farm necessary to supply such quantities. It also analyses supply in the main consumer market in Rome, examines scale within the gospel canon, and reappraises the steward’s character.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Theology
Year: 2025, Volume: 128, Issue: 3, Pages: 196-206 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament NCE Business ethics ZE Economy / Economics |
| Further subjects: | B
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B quantity B steward B dishonest B Scale B Amphora B Manager B Supply Chain B supply B Market B Relationships B Rome B Oil B wheat B oikonomos |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | This study of scale in quantities of oil and wheat contracts in Luke 16.1–9 provides an analysis of the size of farm necessary to supply such quantities. It also analyses supply in the main consumer market in Rome, examines scale within the gospel canon, and reappraises the steward’s character. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2696 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040571X251334746 |