Honouring Age : The Social Dynamics of Age Structure in 1 Timothy / Mona Tokarek LaFosse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LaFosse, Mona Tokarek, author.

Series:

Studies in Christianity and Judaism.

Studies in Christianity and Judaism Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Timothy, 1st--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Age groups.

Mediterranean Region.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2023]

Summary:

Exploring age, intergenerational relationships, and the social power of reputation across ancient Mediterranean cultural contexts, Honouring Age positions age as an essential aspect of communal identity and familial roles in the early Christian experience as represented in one of the most contentious texts in the New Testament, 1 Timothy.

Contents:

Cover

HONOURING AGE

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Table and Figures

Acknowledgments

A Note on Ancient Sources

1 Why Study Age in 1 Timothy?

2 Mediterranean Dynamics of Age Structure and 1 Timothy

3 One Letter, Two Stories: Rhetoric and Crisis

4 Ideal Behaviour in the "Household of God" (1 Tim. 5:1-2)

5 Categorizing Widows: Definitions and Responsibilities

6 Why Sixty?

7 Younger Widows and Age Hierarchy among Women

8 A Believing Woman

9 Elders

10 Intergenerational Conflict in 1 Timothy: The Big Picture

11 The Visibility of Age

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: LaFosse, Mona Tokarek Honouring Age

ISBN:

0-2280-1973-7

OCLC:

1386705931