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| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. xiv |
| Texts from the Hebrew Scriptures | |
| "God Was with the Boy" (Genesis 21:20): Children in the Book of Genesis | p. 3 |
| Exodus as a "Text of Terror" for Children | p. 24 |
| That the Children May Know: Children in Deuteronomy | p. 45 |
| To Discipline without Destruction: The Multifaceted Profile of the Child in Proverbs | p. 63 |
| "Look! The Children and I Are as Signs and Portents in Israel": Children in Isaiah | p. 82 |
| "Israel, My Child": The Ethics of a Biblical Metaphor | p. 103 |
| Texts from the New Testament | |
| Children in the Gospel of Mark, with Special Attention to Jesus' Blessing of the Children (Mark 10:13-16) and the Purpose of Mark | p. 143 |
| "What Then Will This Child Become?": Perspectives on Children in the Gospel of Luke | p. 177 |
| Children in the Gospel of John | p. 195 |
| "Tell Me a Story": Perspectives on Children from the Acts of the Apostles | p. 215 |
| Finding a Place for Children in the Letters of Paul | p. 233 |
| Like a Child: Paul's Rhetorical Uses of Childhood | p. 249 |
| A Place of Belonging: Perspectives on Children from Colossians and Ephesians | p. 278 |
| Thematic Essays | |
| Children and the Image of God | p. 307 |
| Child Characters in Biblical Narratives: The Young David (1 Samuel 16-17) and the Little Israelite Servant Girl (2 Kings 5:1-19) | p. 324 |
| "He Placed a Little Child in the Midst": Jesus, the Kingdom, and Children | p. 353 |
| Adoption in the Bible | p. 375 |
| Vulnerable Children, Divine Passion, and Human Obligation | p. 399 |
| Select Bibliography | p. 423 |
| Contributors | p. 435 |
| Consultants | p. 438 |
| Index of Names | p. 440 |
| Index of Subjects | p. 444 |
| Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Literature | p. 449 |
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