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1 online resource (xiii, 287 pages) |
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Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 247 |
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Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 247.
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Contents |
Chapter 8 [filadelfia] FAMILY HONOUR AND THE IMPORTANCE OFEARNING YOUR OWN ''BREAD'' (1 THESSALONIANS 4.9-12)Chapter 9 ORDER IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE BROTHERHOOD (1 THESSALONIANS 5.12-15); Conclusions; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors |
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Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Part I ISSUES AND APPROACHES; Chapter 1 BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT; Part II PRIMARY SOURCE EVIDENCE; Chapter 2 PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD: JEWISH EVIDENCE; Chapter 3 PARENTS AND CHILDREN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD: NON-JEWISH EVIDENCE; Chapter 4 BROTHERLY RELATIONS IN THE ANCIENT WORLD; Part III PAUL AND THE THESSALONIANS; Chapter 5 THE APOSTLE PAUL AS PARENT; Chapter 6 PAUL AND THE THESSALONIAN BROTHERHOOD; Chapter 7 BROTHERHOOD, MORALITY AND OUTSIDERS (1 THESSALONIANS 4.3-8) |
Summary |
PaulGÇÖs first letter to the Thessalonians boasts a preponderance of fictive kinship terms (e.g. father, children, nursing mother, brother etc). In this book, Burke shows that Paul is drawing on the normal social expectations of family members in antiquity to regulate the affairs of the community. Family metaphors would have resonated immediately with PaulGÇÖs readers and the author surveys a broad range of ancient texts to identify stock meanings of the father-child and brother-brother relations. These stereotypical attitudes are explored to understand PaulGÇÖs paternal relations (2:10-12) wi |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-273 and indexes |
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Print version record |
SUBJECT |
Bible. Thessalonians, 1st -- Social scientific criticism
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Bible. Thessalonians, 1st -- Language, style
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Bible. Thessalonians, 1st fast |
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Kinship in the Bible.
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Metaphor in the Bible.
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Kinship -- History
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- New Testament.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Paul's Letters.
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Language and languages -- Style
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Social scientific criticism of sacred works
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Kinship
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Kinship in the Bible
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Metaphor in the Bible
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780567516688 |
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0567516687 |
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1283200244 |
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9781283200240 |
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9786613200242 |
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6613200247 |
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