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Family matters : a socio-historical study of fictive kinship metaphors in 1 Thessalonians /
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....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
T & T Clark International,
©2003.
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| Colección: | Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ;
247. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 287 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-273 and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567516688 0567516687 1283200244 9781283200240 9786613200242 6613200247 |