Families in the New Testament World: Households & House Churches

Name: Families in the New Testament World: Households & House Churches
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ISBN: 9780664255466

By: Carolyn Osiek

Westminster John Knox Press / 1997 / Paperback

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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.

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Title: Families in the New Testament World: Households & House Churches
By: Carolyn Osiek
Format: Paperback
Vendor: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 1997

Weight: 1 pound 1 ounce
ISBN: 0664255469
ISBN-13: 9780664255466
Stock No: WW4255469

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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.

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Carolyn A. Osiek is Catholic Distinguished Visiting Professor of New Testament at Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, in Fort Worth, Texas. 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.