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What are the Biblical roots of Christian communism?
Let us begin with the socio-economic situation, because Christianity, like most religions, is a response to economic injustice and oppression in this world.
In the eastern Mediterranean, Rome’s imperialism was reshaping peasant agriculture, and the burdens of taxation and debt were growing, deeply affecting local economies, village communities, cultures and health — malaria, for example, was rife.
In this context, many Gospel parables and stories are revolutionary. They focus on feeding everyone, on healing from multiple diseases, on the devastation of chronic poverty.
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