The Power of Children
The Construction of Christian Families in the Greco-Roman World
The Power of Children examines Christian teaching about children in the context of family life in the Roman world. Specifically, author Margaret Y. MacDonald measures the impact of the New Testament's household codes (Colossians 3:18-4:1; Ephesians 5:21-6:9; the Pastoral letters) for understanding the status and role of children in Christian homes and assemblies. By allowing children to frame her analysis, MacDonald demonstrates that the rigid social divisions of the period (wives-husbands, children-parents, slaves-masters) were far more complex and overlapping within the Christian context--highlighting the way in which Christian families ch…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4813-0317-0
- EAN: 9781481303170
- Produktnummer: 34314401
- Verlag: Bucknell University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 248 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 668 KB
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Margaret Y. MacDonald
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