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Lesson OneHonor and Shame in the Greco-Roman World8 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoHonor and Shame in 1 Peter7 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreePatronage and Reciprocity in the Greco-Roman World7 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourPatronage and Reciprocity in Hebrews7 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveKinship and the Household in the Greco-Roman World7 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixKinship and the Household in 1 Peter7 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenPurity and Pollution in the Greco-Roman World7 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson EightPurity and Pollution in Hebrews7 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion2 Activities
Lesson 3, Activity 7
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That these three senses were held together by the one word charis—generous disposition, gift, and grateful response—implicitly reinforces what moralists throughout the Greco-Roman world teach explicitly. Grace must be met with grace; a gift must always be met with gratitude.
In this lesson, you learned how to:
- Explain key features of patronage and reciprocity in first-century culture.
- Reflect on how the practices of patronage and reciprocity shaped how the early church related to God and to each other.
- Identify ways to integrate an understanding of patronage and reciprocity in New Testament culture into your own Bible reading.
Continue to Lesson 4:Patronage and Reciprocity in Hebrews to see how the writer of Hebrews uses the concepts of patronage and reciprocity to discuss the relationship between Christians and God.