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Children in Early Christian Narratives

Children as Characters, Metaphors, and Types in Early Christian Narratives

by Usa) Dr Sharon Betsworth (oklahoma City University

  • Hardback
  • 221 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • 15.5 x 23.4 x 2.3 cm

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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.
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  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

  • Published

    February 2015

  • Weight

    477g

  • Page Count

    221

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.4 x 2.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780567235466

  • ISBN-10

    0567235467

  • Eden Code

    4258266

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