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9780567087720

Life Together : Family, Sexuality and Community in the New Testament and Today

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    9780567087720

  • ISBN10:

    0567087727

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-09-01
  • Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group
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Summary

In these wide-ranging studies, Stephen Barton shows that Christian theology and the Christian scriptures have a vital contribution to make to contemporary wisdom about our common life. The subjects he addresses are relevant to the concerns of many people today. What he has to say about the family, sexuality, community and biblical interpretation is both informative and creative.

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Acknowledgements xiii
Part One: Family and Sexuality
Marriage and Family Life As Christian Concerns
3(14)
Biblical Hermeneutics and the Family
17(20)
Living As Families in the Light of the New Testament
37(20)
Is the Bible Good News for Human Sexuality? Reflections on Method in Biblical Interpretation
57(12)
`Glorify God in Your Body' (1 Cor 6.20): Thinking Theologically About Sexuality
69(16)
Part Two: Community
The Communal Dimension of Earliest Christianity
85(32)
Early Christianity and the Sociology of the Sect
117(22)
Women, Jesus and the Gospels
139(26)
Christian Community in the Light of the Gospel of John
165(22)
Christian Community in the Light of 1 Corinthians
187(20)
Paul and the Limits of Tolerance
207(16)
Part Three: Interpretation
New Testament Interpretation As Performance
223(28)
Index of Modern Authors 251

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