Early Christian Families in Context </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Balch, David L.</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Editor</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">1:5</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company</publisher> <dateIssued>2003</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>412tr.</extent> <extent>Paperback, Illustration</extent> <extent>24 cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>Typical studies of marriage and family in the early Christian period focus on very limited evidence found in Scripture. This interdisciplinary book offers a broader, richer picture of the first Christian families by drawing together research by experts ranging from archaeologists to ancient historians. By exploring the nature of households in the ancient Greco-Roman world, the contributors assemble a new understanding of ancient Christian families that is both compelling and instructive. Divided into six parts, the book covers key aspects of ancient family life, from meals and child-rearing to women's roles and the lives of slaves. Three concluding chapters explore the implications of all this information for theological education today.</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">David L. Balch</note> <subject> <topic>Family -- religious aspects</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Rome -- Social life and customs</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">261.8</classification> <classification authority="ddc">B174-D25</classification> <identifier type="isbn">9780802839862, 080283986X</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/15601/47.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/15601/47.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2024-1</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119071511.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>