| Families in the New Testament World: Households and House Churches Contributor(s): Osiek, Carolyn A. (Author), Balch, David L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664255469 ISBN-13: 9780664255466 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $54.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1997 Annotation: The world of the Roman Empire offered extensive cultural expectations about how families should live. Some passages from the New Testament reflect these values of social stability, but at the same time, other passages make strong statements that seem to be against the family. What was the family like for the first Christians? How did they combine their family values and their new faith? When there were conflicts between family and faith, how did early Christians make choices between them? Informed by archaeological work and illustrated by figures and photographs, Families in the New Testament World is a remarkable window into the past, one that both informs and illuminates our current condition. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - History & Culture - Religion | Christian Living - Family & Relationships |
| Dewey: 225.830 |
| LCCN: 96037845 |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 5.99" W x 8.98" (1.16 lbs) 342 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: What was the family like for the first Christians? Informed by archaeological work and illustrated by figures, this work is a remarkable window into the past, one that both informs and illuminates our current condition. The Family, Culture, and Religion series offers informed and responsible analyses of the state of the American family from a religious perspective and provides practical assistance for the family's revitalization. |
Contributor Bio(s): Osiek, Carolyn A.: - Carolyn A. Osiek is Catholic Distinguished Visiting Professor of New Testament at Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, in Fort Worth, Texas.Balch, David L.: - David L. Balch is Professor of New Testament at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, California. He is the author or coauthor of many books, including Families in the New Testament World: Households and House Churches; Early Christian Families in Context; and Homosexuality, Science, and the "Plain Sense" of Scripture. |