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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xiii
4. Prologue: What Is a Christian Gift? xv
5. Map xxi
6. Timeline xxii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. The Present-Giving World of Early Byzantium 11
9. 2. “Give to All Who Ask of You”: The Challenge of Early Byzantine 35
10. 3. “Bend Your Heart to Mercy”: Almsgiving and the Christian Advocacy 71
11. 4. “Give It with Your Whole Soul”: From Alms to Charity in 97
12. 5. “What God Has Put in Your Heart to Give”: Divine Patronage, Sacred Wealth, and Material Blessings 127
13. 6. “You Are the Firstfruits of the World”: Monasticism, Fruitbearings, and Prosperity in the Countryside 160
14. 7. “Imperishable Remembrance in Heaven and Earth”: Liturgical Offerings and the Rise of Patronal Monasteries 192
15. Epilogue: When Holy Men Walked the Earth 229
16. Notes 239
17. Bibliography 319
18. Index 389