The New Testament teaching on family matters

Osiek, Carolyn

The New Testament teaching on family matters

dc.contributor.author	Osiek, Carolyn
dc.date.accessioned	2007-07-09T06:48:34Z
dc.date.available	2007-07-09T06:48:34Z
dc.date.issued	2006-09
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dc.description.abstract	The article shows that first-century urban Christian communities, such as those founded by Paul, brought in both whole families and individual women, slaves, and others. An example of an early Christian family can be seen in the autobiographical details of the Shepherd of Hermas, whether factual or not. The article aims to demonstrate that the New Testament teaching on family gives two very different pictures: the structured harmony of the patriarchal family as presented in the household codes of Colossians 3 and Ephesians 5, over against the warnings and challenges of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels to leave family in favor of discipleship. The developing devotion to martyrdom strengthened the appeal to denial. Another version of the essay was published in Horsley, Richard A (ed), A people's history of Christianity, Volume 1: Christian origins, 201-220. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Osiek, C 2006, 'The New Testament teaching on family matters', HTS Theological Studies/Teologiese Studies, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 819-843. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_hervorm.html]	en
dc.identifier.issn	0259-9422
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/2928
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria	en
dc.rights	Reformed Theological College, Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Family -- Biblical teaching	en
dc.title	The New Testament teaching on family matters	en
dc.type	Article	en