Discipleship and Family Ties in Mark and Matthew
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1994
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-46530-4 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-46530-4 (ISBN)
This study raises important questions about the social impact of conversion during the first two centuries CE. The author convincingly challenges assumptions made about the relations between Christian faith and family life, and shows how important a concern the effects of discipleship on the family were for Mark and Matthew.
During the first two centuries CE there was a common awareness that familial tensions were generated by conversions to the Christian faith. Yet studies of Christian origins have so far paid little attention to the impact of the Christian movement upon attitudes to family ties and natural kinship. Stephen C. Barton remedies this deficiency by means of a detailed study of the relevant passages in the gospels of Mark and Matthew. First, however, he examines the religious traditions of Judaism and the philosophical traditions of the Greco-Roman world, and shows that the tensions apparent within the Christian movement were by no means unique. In all three areas of thought and religious belief there is found the conviction that familial obligations may be transcended by some higher responsibility, to God, to Christ, or to the demands of philosophy. Mark and Matthew saw the Jesus-movement as offering a transcendent allegiance, which relativised family ties.
During the first two centuries CE there was a common awareness that familial tensions were generated by conversions to the Christian faith. Yet studies of Christian origins have so far paid little attention to the impact of the Christian movement upon attitudes to family ties and natural kinship. Stephen C. Barton remedies this deficiency by means of a detailed study of the relevant passages in the gospels of Mark and Matthew. First, however, he examines the religious traditions of Judaism and the philosophical traditions of the Greco-Roman world, and shows that the tensions apparent within the Christian movement were by no means unique. In all three areas of thought and religious belief there is found the conviction that familial obligations may be transcended by some higher responsibility, to God, to Christ, or to the demands of philosophy. Mark and Matthew saw the Jesus-movement as offering a transcendent allegiance, which relativised family ties.
Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The subordination of family ties in Judaism and in the Greco-Roman world of the first century; 3. Discipleship and family ties in Mark; 4. Discipleship and family ties in Matthew; 5. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of passages; Index of authors.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.12.1994 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 500 g |
| Themenwelt | Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-46530-3 / 0521465303 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-46530-4 / 9780521465304 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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