Family matters : a socio-historical study of fictive kinship metaphors in 1 Thessalonians /

PaulGÇÖs first letter to the Thessalonians boasts a preponderance of fictive kinship terms (e.g. father, children, nursing mother, brother etc). In this book, Burke shows that Paul is drawing on the normal social expectations of family members in antiquity to regulate the affairs of the community. F...

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Main Author: Burke, Trevor J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : T & T Clark International, ©2003.
Series:Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 247.
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Online Access:CONNECT