Marriage, family, the Bible and the gospel

The Christian quest for wisdom in relation to marriage and family is necessarily ongoing, not least in response to significant changes in human patterns of intimacy in modern and postmodern times. This article offers, in a personal way, conclusions I have come to as a biblical scholar about the sign...

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Main Author: Barton, Stephen C. 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2016]
In: Theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 119, Issue: 3, Pages: 163-171
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
NCB Personal ethics
NCF Sexual ethics
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:The Christian quest for wisdom in relation to marriage and family is necessarily ongoing, not least in response to significant changes in human patterns of intimacy in modern and postmodern times. This article offers, in a personal way, conclusions I have come to as a biblical scholar about the significance of historical-contextual reasoning for interpreting what the Bible says about marriage and family. My principal constructive suggestion is that responsible appropriation of what the Bible says requires the exercise in community of the evangelical imagination.
ISSN:2044-2696
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040571X15623690