Jewish and Greco-Roman practice. Summary of Hebrew Charity. “To mark the
line of development, we compare: 1. The family among Jews and in the
early Christian church. 2. The sources of relief and the tithe, the
treatment of the poor and their aid, and the assistance of special
classes of poor. 3. The care of strangers; and, lastly, we would
consider the theory of alms giving, friendship or love, and charity.”