Honor, Patronage, Kinship and Purity Unlocking New Testament Culture

Name: Honor, Patronage, Kinship and Purity Unlocking New Testament Culture
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ISBN: 9780830815722

ISBN-10: 0830815724

ISBN-13: 9780830815722

Edition: 2000

Authors: David A. deSilva

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Contemporary Western readers may find it surprising that honor and shame, patronage and reciprocity, kinship and family, and purity and pollution offer us keys to interpreting the New Testament. But as recent scholarship has proposed and as David deSilva demonstrates, paying attention to these cultural themes opens our eyes and ears to new discoveries and deeper understanding.Through our understanding of honor and shame in the Mediterranean world, we gain new appreciation of the way in which the personhood of early Christians connected with group values. By examining the protocols of patronage and reciprocity, we more firmly grasp the meaning of God's grace--and our response has fresh…

Book details

List price: $34.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 10/12/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Abbreviations


Preface


Introduction: Cultural Awareness & Reading Scripture



Honor & Shame: Connection Personhood to Group Values



Honor & Shame in the New Testament



Patronage & Reciprocity: The Social Context of Grace



Patronage & Grace in the New Testament



Kinship: Living as a Family in the First-Century World



Kinship & the ""Household of God"" in the New Testament



Purity & Pollution: Structuring the World Before a Holy God



Purity & the New Testament


Conclusion


Bibliography


Index of Ancient & Modern