Husband, Wife, Father, Child, Master, Slave

Peter through Roman Eyes

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Bible & Bible Studies, New Testament, Criticism & Interpretation, Commentaries
Cover of the book Husband, Wife, Father, Child, Master, Slave by Kurt C. Schaefer, Wipf and Stock Publishers
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Author: Kurt C. Schaefer ISBN: 9781532640650
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers Publication: February 15, 2018
Imprint: Wipf and Stock Language: English
Author: Kurt C. Schaefer
ISBN: 9781532640650
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Publication: February 15, 2018
Imprint: Wipf and Stock
Language: English

When the New Testament speaks of slaves and masters, is it affirming an institution that we find reprehensible? Biblical scholars across the theological and political spectrum generally conclude that the answer is "yes." And in the same passages the Bible seems to affirm male dominance in marriage, if not in society at large. This book meticulously places these passages, the Bible's "household codes," in their historical and literary context, focusing on 1 Peter's extensive code. A careful side-by-side reading with Rome's cultural equivalent (Aristotle's household code) reveals both the brilliance of the biblical author and the depth of 1 Peter's antipathy toward slavery and misogyny.

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When the New Testament speaks of slaves and masters, is it affirming an institution that we find reprehensible? Biblical scholars across the theological and political spectrum generally conclude that the answer is "yes." And in the same passages the Bible seems to affirm male dominance in marriage, if not in society at large. This book meticulously places these passages, the Bible's "household codes," in their historical and literary context, focusing on 1 Peter's extensive code. A careful side-by-side reading with Rome's cultural equivalent (Aristotle's household code) reveals both the brilliance of the biblical author and the depth of 1 Peter's antipathy toward slavery and misogyny.

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