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BL
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850897
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MacDonald, Margaret Y.
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The power of children : : the construction of Christian families in the Greco-Roman world /\ Margaret Y. MacDonald.
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| Publication Statement
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Waco, Texas :: Baylor University Press,, 2014.
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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1481302256
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: 9781481302258
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148130223X
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9781481302234
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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| Contents
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Introduction : the codes and children -- Small, silent, but ever present : slave children in Colossians 3:18-4:1 -- Socialization and education : the nurture, teaching, and discipline of children in Ephesians 5:21-6:4 -- The house church as home school : the Christian assembly and family in the pastorals -- Conclusion : how remembering the little ones changes things.
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| Abstract
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The Power of Children examines Christian teaching about children in the context of family life in the Roman world. Specifically, author Margaret Y. MacDonald measures the impact of the New Testament's household codes (Colossians 3:18-4:1; Ephesians 5:21-6:9; the Pastoral letters) for understanding the status and role of children in Christian homes and assemblies. By allowing children to frame her analysis, MacDonald demonstrates that the rigid social divisions of the period (wives-husbands, children-parents, slaves-masters) were far more complex and overlapping within the Christian context.
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Children-- Biblical teaching.
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Children-- History.
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Christianity and other religions-- Greek.
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Christianity and other religions-- Roman.
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Church history-- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
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Families-- History.
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Children-- Biblical teaching.
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Children.
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Christianity.
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Church history-- Primitive and early church.
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Families.
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Greeks-- Religion.
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Interfaith relations.
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RELIGION-- Christian Life-- Social Issues.
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RELIGION-- Christianity-- General.
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Romans-- Religion.
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| Dewey Classification
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261.8/358509015
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BR195.C46M33 2014eb
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