Understanding the Social World of the New Testament

ISBN-13: 9780415775816 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 304 str.

Dietmar Neufeld;Richard DeMaris

Opis

The New Testament is a book of great significance in Western culture yet is often inaccessible to students because the modern world differs so significantly from the ancient Mediterranean one in which it was written. Here, the authors develop interpretative models for understanding such values as collectivism and kinship.

Recenzje

"Neufeld and Demaris, along with their contributors, have produced a fine work. The field can welcome an excellent new reference book that makes a great textbook as well, an indispensable resource for all serious students of the New Testament text." - Renate Viveen Hood, Review of Biblical Literature

Spis treści

1. Collectivism in Mediterranean Culture  2. Kinship and Family in the New Testament World  3. Constructions of Gender in the Imperial Roman World  4. Memory Theory: Cultural and Cognitive Approaches  5. Ethnicity and Paul’s Letter to the Romans

O autorze

Dietmar Neufeld, Richard DeMaris