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Children in early Christian narratives

Title: Children in early Christian narratives / Sharon Betsworth.
Author: Betsworth, Sharon.
Publication: London ; New York : Bloomsbury, T & T Clark, 2015.
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xi, 211 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"Sharon Betsworth examines the narratives, parables, and teachings of and about children in the gospels and the literature of Early Christianity. Betsworth begins with a discussion of the social-historical context of children and childhood in the first century before discussing the role of children in all four gospels. She shows that for Mark and Matthew, children are integral to understanding each evangelist's perspective on the reign of God and on Jesus' identity in each Gospel. In the Gospel of Luke the childhood of Jesus is shown to be crucial to the broader themes of the Gospel. In the Gospel of John, Betsworth examines the metaphorical use of the word 'children' looking at 'children of light' and of 'darkness'. She then explores stories of Jesus' childhood in the non-canonical Infancy Gospels of James and Thomas, as well as the childhood of his mother, Mary in the latter shedding light upon views of children, discipleship, and the person of Jesus in early Christianity and in the ancient world more generally"--

Series Statement

Library of New Testament studies ; 521
T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Uniform Title

Library of New Testament studies ; 521.
T & T Clark library of biblical studies.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-198) and index.

Contents

Introduction -- Children in the ancient Mediterranean context -- The reign of God belongs to these : children in the gospel of Mark -- Jesus and the child in the gospel of Matthew -- Jesus (and) the only child in the gospel of Luke -- Logos and life : children in the gospel of John -- Jesus as a child : the Infancy gospel of Thomas -- Mary as a child : the Protevangelium of James -- Conclusion.

Call Number

JFE 16-706

ISBN

9780567235466
0567235467
9780567657251 (canceled/invalid)
9780567657350 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2014030476

OCLC

893202651

Author

Betsworth, Sharon.

Title

Children in early Christian narratives / Sharon Betsworth.

Publisher

London ; New York : Bloomsbury, T & T Clark, 2015.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Library of New Testament studies ; 521

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Library of New Testament studies ; 521.

T & T Clark library of biblical studies.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-198) and index.

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Research Call Number

JFE 16-706

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