What does the Bible say about the importance of the family? How can we apply these ancient perspectives to modern Christian life? The essays gathered in this volume provide reflections from leading biblical scholars. The authors focus on reading the Scriptures from the perspective of the authors in ancient Israelite society and the surrounding cultures. They find there an overarching sense of the central role the family played in the larger social structure. However different our contemporary culture might be; these reflections can form the basis of an evangelical vision of the family informed by a biblical worldview.
#849479 in Books Fortress Press 2008-08-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.68 x .59 x 7.44l; 1.10 #File Name: 0800663098256 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Excellent Book!By Margarite LandryWonderful book; a ton of information; and easy to read format. Gives a lot of useful info if you're interested in the historical situation in Palestine as it's described in the Bible and other sacred writings. It explains a lot of words and relationships that show up in the Bible as they would have been understood two thousand years ago;words and concepts which may seem meaningless or incomprehensibleto us without an understanding of what the society was like when the Romans occupied Palestine.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A helpful book when reading Scripture. By providing a ...By William G. HeckA helpful book when reading Scripture. By providing a social analysis of the 1st century Palestinian culture the authors provide us with categories for analyzing our own culture and highlighting the differences and similarities between "us" and "them". The authors provide a needed corrective to our frequent assumption that the people of the New Testament thought and acted as we would think and act in a given situation.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy j loThorough look into first century Palestine! A must have for any theologian or minister
