{"product_id":"bart-d-ehrman-love-thy-stranger-2026","title":"Bart D. Ehrman: Love Thy Stranger [2026]","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen you hear of a devastating earthquake thousands of miles away, you might reach into your pockets to make a donation. That's the fault of an itinerant Jewish preacher from Palestine, an obscure backwater of the Roman Empire, otherwise known as Jesus Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eKindness to strangers is not hardwired in our DNA. Nor was it esteemed by the great canon of ancient Western philosophy - the Greeks and Romans prioritised generosity to your friends and family. When Jesus told his followers to give up everything they owned to the poor, he heralded a moral revolution. The needy, the sick, the outcast were to be cared for - even if they were unknown to you. This was a tough pill to swallow for early Christians, and to this day, many insist Jesus didn't \u003cem\u003ereally \u003c\/em\u003emean it. Nonetheless Jesus' most radical commandment transformed the moral conscience of the West: its legacy lives on in public hospitals, the billions given in charity each year and even government welfare.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ehrman, Bart D.","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":53753699533139,"sku":"9781836431824","price":24.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/ehrman-bart-d-bart-d-ehrman-love-thy-stranger-2026-9781836431824-1238443246.jpg?v=1778785329","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/bart-d-ehrman-love-thy-stranger-2026","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}