From the very beginning, following the Christian way commonly generated tensions within families. Insiders and outsiders alike bear witness to the threat to household and family ties posed by a transfer of the believer's primary allegiance to Jesus. This study shows that the demand to subordinate family ties in response to the call of Jesus is quite intelligible in the context of beliefs and practices both in Judaism and in Greco-Roman philosophy of the first century. Such background is related to the Gospels of Mark and Matthew.

Discipleship and Family Ties in Mark and Matthew (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, Series Number 80)

Religion & Spirituality

Barton, Stephen C.

Christian Books & Bibles

Cambridge University Press

Brings together a range of theological disciplines to provide a comprehensive, modern resource for theological reflection on the family.

The Family in Theological Perspective

T. & T. Clark Publishers

In this book, Stephen Barton considers the importance of Christianity, the Christian church and the Bible for living morally and well in today's society. How do we live in the church? How do we live in the community? How do we read the Bible for guidance wisely? In a wide-ranging study he considers, for example, human sexuality, living as families, womanhood, the sociology of minorities and the limits of tolerance - in the light of the New Testament. A significant work at the same time informative and creative in areas of the greatest contemporary concern, by a leading scholar in New Testament and Christian ethics.

Life Together : Family Sexuality and Community in the New Testament and Today

UNKNO

Anyone who is interested in the rigorous study of early Christianity and who has not engaged with the works of James D. G. Dunn is not really interested in the rigorous study of early Christianity. No one would dispute that Professor Dunn is one of the most prolific New Testament scholars of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. And while a handful of scholars might have a list of publications to rival his own extensive publications list, none of them could claim to have set the agenda of scholarly study to the extent that Jimmy Dunn has done for a sustained period of time since the 1970s. The Holy Spirit and Christian Origins comprises a selection of original essays that explore a topic that has held a prominent and distinctive place in the majority of Professor Dunn's publications. Written by twenty-seven leading scholars, this singular volume probes deep into the nascent Christian communities and their writings and investigates the early Christians' convictions concerning the Holy Spirit. Ranging widely through Scripture and across early church history, many of these essays introduce groundbreaking research in biblical studies, and some engage directly with Dunn's work in the field. Presenting some of the best new work in New Testament studies as well as celebrating a respected career, The Holy Spirit and Christian Origins will help to stimulate further discussion and reflection in the theological academy and in the Christian church -- two sectors that Jimmy Dunn has consistently and passionately sought to straddle, nurture, and refresh. Contributors Robert Banks John M. G. Barclay Richard Bauckham Peder Borgen David Catchpole Gordon D. Fee Victor Paul Furnish Beverly Roberts Gaventa Joel B. Green Morna D. Hooker Robert Jewett Hermann Lichtenberger Bruce W. Longenecker Ulrich Luz I. Howard Marshall Scot McKnight R. W. L. Moberly Robert Morgan J. Lionel North Graham N. Stanton Loren T. Stuckenbruck Peter Stuhlmacher Anthony C. Thiselton Marianne Meye Thompson Paul Trebilco Max Turner Alexander J. M. Wedderburn

The Holy Spirit and Christian Origins: Essays in Honor of James D.G. Dunn

Longenecker, Bruce W.

Stanton, Graham N.

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

Probably no other works of ancient literature have had a greater influence on religious life and thought than the four canonical Gospels. This book aims to help modern readers explore what each Gospel has to offer when viewed in its own right as a classic of Western spirituality.

The Spirituality of the Gospels.

Hendrickson Pub

Probably no other works of ancient literature have had a greater influence on religious life and thought than the Four Gospels. Certainly no other works have been the subject of such intense study by those determined to learn more about the Gospels' central, often enigmatic, figure. And yet, despite the bewildering variety of scholarly approaches, few have sought to interpret the Gospels in terms of the distinctive spirituality that each contains and seeks to evoke in its readers. That is the aim of this important new book - to help today's readers explore what each Gospel has to offer when viewed by its own right as a classic of Western spirituality. Written in a clear, non-technical style, the fresh perspectives this work presents will open new vistas on the familiar stories about the life, teaching, and ultimate significance of Jesus.

The Spirituality of the Gospels

Wipf and Stock

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Discipleship and Family Ties in Mark and Matthew (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, Series Number 80)

Discipleship and Family Ties in Mark and Matthew (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, Series Number 80)

The Family in Theological Perspective

Life Together : Family Sexuality and Community in the New Testament and Today

The Holy Spirit and Christian Origins: Essays in Honor of James D.G. Dunn

The Spirituality of the Gospels.

The Spirituality of the Gospels