Early Christian Families in Context: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue
- ISBN-10
- 080283986X
- ISBN-13
- 9780802839862
- Category
- Family & Relationships
- Pages
- 412
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
- Authors
- Carolyn Osiek, David L. Balch
Description
Much has been written about the Roman family unit, but relatively little about the early Christian period, comparing Roman, Jewish and Christian concepts of the family.
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