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Honor, Patronage, Kinship and Purity : Unlocking New Testament Culture by David A. deSilva (2000, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherInterVarsity Press
ISBN-100830815724
ISBN-139780830815722
eBay Product ID (ePID)1753968
Product Key Features
Book TitleHonor, Patronage, Kinship and Purity : Unlocking New Testament Culture
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBiblical Studies / History & Culture, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament, Sociology of Religion, Biblical Studies / New Testament
Publication Year2000
GenreReligion, Social Science
AuthorDavid A. Desilva
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight16.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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LCCN00-057546
Table Of ContentAbbreviations Preface Introduction: Cultural Awareness Reading Scripture 1. Honor Shame: Connection Personhood to Group Values 2. Honor Shame in the New Testament 3. Patronage Reciprocity: The Social Context of Grace 4. Patronage Grace in the New Testament 5. Kinship: Living as a Family in the First-Century World 6. Kinship the "Household of God" in the New Testament 7. Purity Pollution: Structuring the World Before a Holy God 8. Purity the New Testament Conclusion Bibliography Index of Ancient Modern Authors Index of Subjects Index of Scripture Texts Index of Other Ancient Literature
SynopsisContemporary 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 meaning. In exploring the ethos of kinship and household relations, we enlarge our perspective on the early Christian communities that met in houses and functioned as a new family or "household" of God. And by investigating the notions of purity and pollution along with their associated practices, we come to realize how the ancient "map" of society and the world was revised by the power of the gospel.DeSilva's work will reward you with a deeper appreciation of the New Testament, the gospel and Christian discipleship. More than that, it will also inform your participation in contemporary Christian community., David A. deSilva demonstrates in this book how paying attention to the cultural themes of honor, patronage, kinship and purity opens us to new facets of the New Testament documents.
LC Classification NumberBS2380.D47 2000
