Family matters : a socio-historical study of fictive kinship metaphors in 1 Thessalonians / Trevor J. Burke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burke, Trevor J.

Series:

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 247.

Library of New Testament studies.

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 247

Library of New Testament studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Thessalonians, 1st--Social scientific criticism.

Bible.

Bible. Thessalonians, 1st--Language, style.

Kinship in the Bible.

Metaphor in the Bible.

Kinship--History.

Kinship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T&T Clark International, c2003.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

pt. 1. Issues and approaches

pt. 2. Primary source evidence

pt. 3. Paul and the Thessalonians.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-273 and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613200242

9781283200240

1283200244

9780567516688

0567516687

OCLC:

741691805