Prologue: what is a Christian gift?
The present-giving world of early Byzantium
"Give to all who ask of you": the challenge of early Byzantine philanthropy
"Bend your heart to mercy": almsgiving and the Christian advocacy of social compassion
"Give it with your whole soul:L from alms to charity in early Byzantine monasticism
"What God has put in your hearttot give": divine patronage, sacred wealth, and material blessings
"You are the firstfruits of the world": monasticims, fruitbearings, and prosperity in the countryside
"Imperishable remembrance in heaven and earth": liturgical offerings and the rise of patronal monasteries
Epilogue; when holy men walked the earth.