1st Edition
Understanding the Social World of the New Testament
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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The New Testament is a book of great significance in Western culture yet is often inaccessible to students because the modern world differs so significantly from the ancient Mediterranean one in which it was written. It is imperative to develop a cross-cultural understanding of the values of the ancient Mediterranean society from which the New Testament arose in order to fully appreciate the... Read more
1. Collectivism in Mediterranean Culture 2. Kinship and Family in the New Testament World 3. Constructions of Gender in the Imperial Roman World 4. Memory Theory: Cultural and Cognitive Approaches 5. Ethnicity and Paul’s Letter to the Romans
Biography
Dietmar Neufeld, Richard DeMaris
"Neufeld and Demaris, along with their contributors, have produced a fine work. The field can welcome an excellent new reference book that makes a great textbook as well, an indispensable resource for all serious students of the New Testament text." - Renate Viveen Hood, Review of Biblical Literature
