(October 2, 2021 at 5:22 pm)DLJ Wrote: OK then. Marx quotes coming up.
A few years back I read Acts of the Apostles and was surprised to find a similar quote in there. I thought it was strictly associated with Marxism but...
Quote:Some scholars trace the phrase to the New Testament.[14][15] In Acts of the Apostles the lifestyle of the community of believers in Jerusalem is described as communal (without individual possession), and uses the phrase "distribution was made unto every man according as he had need" (διεδίδετο δὲ ἑκάστῳ καθότι ἄν τις χρείαν εἶχεν):https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_each_..._his_needs
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Acts 4:32–35: ³² And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. ³³ And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. ³⁴ Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, ³⁵ And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.