Author : Peter Balla
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498279228
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)
Book Synopsis The Child-Parent Relationship in the New Testament and Its Environment by : Peter Balla
Download or read book The Child-Parent Relationship in the New Testament and Its Environment written by Peter Balla and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-12-18 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What was family life like in the early church? How did early Christians treat their parents? Would early Christian families have been admired or scorned by their neighbors? Did the relationships between early Christian children and their parents mirror those in the families around them? What characteristics were typical of the first few generations of followers of Jesus? Marshalling the evidence from both New Testament and nonbiblical texts, Peter Balla offers fresh insight into the first Christian families.