Exploring Biblical Kinship

Exploring Biblical Kinship
Author: Joan C. Campbell
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2023-07-19
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1666787485

Exploring Biblical Kinship honors John J. Pilch, a long-time member of the Catholic Biblical Association and a founding member of the Context Group. The festschrift, generated by the Social-Science Taskforce of the CBA explores biological and fictive kinship issues reflected in the lives of biblical persons. The essays in Part One deal with how patronage operates in biblical culture. Part Two analyzes family dynamics, commencing with an essay on violence contributed by the honoree. Part Three delves into kinship, descent, and discipleship. The text reflects the enduring influence of a renowned social-science scholar.

Exploring Biblical Kinship

Exploring Biblical Kinship
Author: Joan Cecelia Campbell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2016
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780915170548

Exploring Biblical Kinship honors John J. Pilch, a long-time member of the Catholic Biblical Association and a founding member of the Context Group. The festschrift, generated by the Social-Science Taskforce of the CBA explores biological and fictive kinship issues reflected in the lives of biblical persons. The essays in Part One deal with how patronage operates in biblical culture. Part Two analyzes family dynamics, commencing with an essay on violence contributed by the honoree. Part Three delves into kinship, descent, and discipleship. The text reflects the enduring influence of a renowned social-science scholar.

Family Matters

Family Matters
Author: Trevor Burke
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2003-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567516687

Paul's 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 Paul's 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 Paul's paternal relations (2:10-12) with his Thessalonian children and in resolving sexual immorality (4:3-8) and the refusal by some brothers to work (4:9-12; 5:12-15). This study has implications for the structure of early Christian communities.

Refuge Reimagined

Refuge Reimagined
Author: Mark R. Glanville
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2021-02-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0830853820

Mark R. Glanville and Luke Glanville offer a new approach to compassion for displaced people: a biblical ethic of kinship. Challenging the fear-based ethic that often motivates Christian approaches, they demonstrate how this ethic is consistently conveyed throughout the Bible and can be practically embodied today.

Honor, Patronage, Kinship, & Purity

Honor, Patronage, Kinship, & Purity
Author: David A. deSilva
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2022-10-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1514003864

In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition of a milestone study, a careful explanation of four essential cultural themes offers readers a window into how early Christians sustained commitment to distinctly Christian identity and practice, and with it, a new appreciation of the New Testament, the gospel, and Christian discipleship.

Family in the Bible

Family in the Bible
Author: Richard S. Hess
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2003-10
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0801026288

A team of scholars offers keen insights into family customs and culture in the Bible, providing a vision for family life today.

Modern Kinship

Modern Kinship
Author: David Khalaf
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2019-01-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1611649110

Same-sex marriage may be legal in America, but its still far from the accepted norm, especially in Christian circles. So where can LBGTQ Christians who desire a lifelong, covenantal relationship look for dating and marriage advice when Christian relationship guides have not only simply ignored but actively excluded same-sex couples? David and Constantino Khalaf struggled to find relational role models and guidance throughout dating, their engagement, and the early months of their marriage. To fill this void, they began writing Modern Kinship, a blog exploring the unique challenges queer couples face on the road from singleness to marital bliss. Part personal reflection, part commentary, and full of practical advice, Modern Kinship explores the biblical concept of kinship from a twenty-first-century perspective. This important resource tackles subjects such as dating outside of smartphone apps, overcoming church and family issues, meeting your partners parents, deciding when and how to have children, and finding your mission as a couple. Modern Kinship encourages queer Christian couples to build God-centered partnerships of trust and mutuality.

Kinship Relations in the Gospel of John

Kinship Relations in the Gospel of John
Author: Joan C. Campbell
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2023-12-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 166678706X

This monograph examines the relationships between the two "families" of Jesus in the Fourth Gospel. The first family is that of the mother, brothers, and sisters of Jesus; the second is the fictive family of the disciples. Using social-scientific criticism, Campbell proposes that the Gospel depicts a sharp division between these families, that is, between the biological family, the brothers and sisters of Jesus (adelphoi), and the discipleship family that includes the mother of Jesus.

Handbook of Biblical Social Values, Third Edition

Handbook of Biblical Social Values, Third Edition
Author: John J. Pilch
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2016-11-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1498289657

Values are culturally specific. This handbook explains select biblical social values in their Mediterranean cultural contexts. Some examples of values are altruism, freedom, family-centeredness, obedience, parenting, and power. Though the English words for the values described here would be familiar to readers (e.g., altruism) the meanings of such words differ between cultures. In the Mediterranean world, for instance, altruism is a duty incumbent upon anyone who has surplus. It is interpersonal and group specific. In the West, especially in the United States, altruism is impersonal and universally oriented generosity that operates in a highly organized context. This handbook not only presents the Mediterranean meanings of these value words but also contrasts those meanings with Western ones.

Jesus and the Gospels, Third Edition

Jesus and the Gospels, Third Edition
Author: Craig L. Blomberg
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2022-11-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1087753155

All of Scripture testifies to the person of Jesus, yet the Gospels offer a face-to-face encounter. This newly revised third edition of Jesus and the Gospels prepares readers for an in-depth exploration of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Esteemed New Testament scholar Craig Blomberg considers the Gospels’ historical context while examining fresh scholarship, critical methods, and contemporary applications for today. Along with updated introductions, maps, and diagrams, Blomberg’s linguistic, historical, and theological approach delivers a deep investigation into the Gospels for professors, students, and pastors alike.