The power of children : the construction of Christian families in the Greco-Roman world / Margaret Y. MacDonald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacDonald, Margaret Y., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--History.

Children.

Children--Biblical teaching.

Families--History.

Families.

Christianity and other religions--Greek.

Christianity and other religions.

Christianity and other religions--Roman.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Place of Publication:

Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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-hig

Contents:

Cover; Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Small, Silent, but Ever Present; 3. Socialization and Education; 4. The House Church as Home School; 5. Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index of Ancient Sources; Index of Modern Authors; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781481303170

1481303171

9781481303187

148130318X

9781481302258

1481302256

OCLC:

892244339