Marriage and Family in the Biblical World

Name: Marriage and Family in the Biblical World
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ISBN: 9780830827374

ISBN-10: 0830827374

ISBN-13: 9780830827374

Edition: 2003

Authors: Ken Campbell

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Current debates about marriage and the family assume much about the history of these institutions. But what do we really know about the social and ethical arrangements of these institutions, especially during biblical times?Placing the history of marriage and family in context requires not only a study of biblical literature that traverses several millennia but also a grasp of extrabiblical literature and sources culled from several different cultural contexts. In this book Ken M. Campbell presents the work of six scholars who trace out the dynamic contours of marriage and family as understood and practiced in six cultural settings: Victor H. Matthews on the ancient Near East, Daniel I.…

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List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 10/6/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 302
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.97" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Abbreviations of Serials, Series and Reference Works


Abbreviations of Ancient Works


Preface



Marriage and Family in the Ancient Near East




Marriage and Family in Ancient Israel




Marriage and Family in Ancient Greek Society




Marriage and Family in Roman Society




Marriage and Family in Second Temple Judaism




Marriage and Family in the New Testament



Contributors


Index of Topics