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Families in the New Testament world : households and house churches / Carolyn Osiek, David L. Balch.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Family, religion, and culturePublication details: Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, 1997.Edition: First editionDescription: x, 329 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0664255469
  • 9780664255466
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 225.8/30685 21
LOC classification:
  • BS2545.F33 O85 1997
Contents:
Series Foreword / Don S. Browning and Ian S. Evison -- Pt. 1. Material and Social Environment of the Greco-Roman Household -- 1. Archaeology -- 2. Cultural Anthropology -- 3. Social World -- Pt. 2. Early Christian Families and House Churches -- 4. Social Location of Early Christians -- 5. Gender Roles, Marriage, and Celibacy -- 6. Education and Learning -- 7. Slaves -- 8. Family Life, Meals, and Hospitality. Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Authors -- Index of Scripture and Ancient Texts.
Review: "In many places the New Testament reflects the Roman Empire's 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? Osiek and Balch provide solid scholarship on these issues, informed by archaeological work and illustrated by figures and photographs."--Jacket.
Item type: Livre List(s) this item appears in: Carrousel 2023-09-07
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Current library Call number Status Notes Date due Barcode
1-Bibliothèque ETEQ BS 2545 F33 O85 1997 Available Souligné à l'encre ETEQ2140

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-301) and indexes.

Series Foreword / Don S. Browning and Ian S. Evison -- Pt. 1. Material and Social Environment of the Greco-Roman Household -- 1. Archaeology -- 2. Cultural Anthropology -- 3. Social World -- Pt. 2. Early Christian Families and House Churches -- 4. Social Location of Early Christians -- 5. Gender Roles, Marriage, and Celibacy -- 6. Education and Learning -- 7. Slaves -- 8. Family Life, Meals, and Hospitality. Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Authors -- Index of Scripture and Ancient Texts.

"In many places the New Testament reflects the Roman Empire's 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? Osiek and Balch provide solid scholarship on these issues, informed by archaeological work and illustrated by figures and photographs."--Jacket.

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