BTB Readers Guide: Kinship
The social domain of kinship covers a broad range of institutions: genealogy and descent, marriage and divorce, and dowry-systems and inheritance. Because kinship in the ancient Mediterranean affected virtually every part of life and every other social domain, it is fundamental for readers of the Bi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
1994
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 1994, Volume: 24, Issue: 4, Pages: 183-194 |
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| Summary: | The social domain of kinship covers a broad range of institutions: genealogy and descent, marriage and divorce, and dowry-systems and inheritance. Because kinship in the ancient Mediterranean affected virtually every part of life and every other social domain, it is fundamental for readers of the Bible to have a solid grasp of how kinship functioned in these cultures. While one might assume that "family" is a straightforward concept determined by biology, it is in fact a social construction. Kinship studies provide analytical frameworks within which to interpret the biblical texts, which assume the reader's knowledge of kinship transactions. This "Readers Guide" introduces the literature most helpful in beginning kinship analysis of biblical texts. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/014610799402400405 |