Understanding the social world of the New Testament

Understanding the social world of the New Testament / edited by Dietmar Neufeld and Richard E. DeMaris.

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. Here, the authors develop interpretative models for understanding such values as co...

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Other Authors: Neufeld, Dietmar, DeMaris, Richard E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2010.
Subjects:
Bible. > New Testament > Social scientific criticism.
Bible. > New Testament
RELIGION > Biblical Studies > New Testament.
Social scientific criticism of sacred works
Social conditions
Israel > Social conditions.
Palestine > Social conditions.
Israel
Middle East > Palestine
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary: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. Here, the authors develop interpretative models for understanding such values as collectivism and kinship.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 285 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780203865149
0203865146
9781135263010
1135263019
9781135262969
1135262969
9781135263003
1135263000
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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