Children in Early Christian Narratives
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Children in Early Christian Narratives

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Children in Early Christian Narratives

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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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Publisher
T&T Clark
Year
2015
ISBN
9780567657251
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Abbreviations
  8. Chapter 1: Introduction
  9. Chapter 2: Children in the Ancient Mediterranean Context
  10. Chapter 3: The Reign of God Belongs to These: Children in the Gospel of Mark
  11. Chapter 4: Jesus and the Child in the Gospel of Matthew
  12. Chapter 5: Jesus (And) the Only Child in the Gospel of Luke
  13. Chapter 6: Logos and Life: Children in the Gospel of John
  14. Chapter 7: Jesus as a Child: The Infancy Gospel of Thomas
  15. Chapter 8: Mary as a Child: The Protevangelium of James
  16. Chapter 9: Conclusion
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index