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Family in the Bible: Exploring Customs, Culture, and Context - Hess, Richard S, and Carroll R, M Daniel
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What does the Bible say about the importance of the family? How can we apply these ancient perspectives to modern Christian life? The essays gathered in this volume provide reflections from leading biblical scholars. The authors focus on reading the Scriptures from the perspective of the authors in ancient Israelite society and the surrounding cultures. They find there an overarching sense of the central role the family played in the larger social structure. However different our contemporary culture might be, these ...

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Family in the Bible: Exploring Customs, Culture, and Context 2003, Baker Academic, Grand Rapids

ISBN-13: 9780801026287

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