The Benefit of a Punitive God： The Story of Ananias and Sapphira  

作　　者：A. Jerry Bruce Marsha J. Harman 

机构地区：[1]Sam Houston State University

出　　处：《Journal of Philosophy Study》2017年第1期15-19,共5页哲学研究（英文版）

摘　　要：In this narrative, we explore the story of Ananias and Sapphira from the book of Acts in the Christian scriptures. We examine the story in the light of a recent hook by Dominic Johnson （2016）, God Is Watching You, and other related research. The idea of a punitive God and/or the belief in a punitive God may have significant effects on group functioning. The troubling story of Ananias and Sapphira may be seen as a central cog in the cooperative coming together of what became the Christian Church. In our modem world, a punitive God is an idea we seek to avoid but it may be the one that is essential for a peaceful cooperative world.

关 键 词：punitive God COOPERATION Early Church psychology of religion 

分 类 号：S829.2[农业科学—畜牧学] I247.8[农业科学—畜牧兽医]