Comparative aging: how early Christian widows illuminate age and aging today

In a late first century CE Christian text, we find a rather odd sentiment: a widow should be “put on a list” if she is “not less than sixty” (1 Timothy 5:9). In this article, questions around these phrases form a basis for a comparison of age and aging in the ancient Mediterranean and in the author’...

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Main Author: LaFosse, Mona Tokarek (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2024
In: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Year: 2024, Volume: 36, Issue: 4, Pages: 345–354
Further subjects:B life expectancy
B Widows
B Early Christianity
B intergenerational relationships
B Aging
B chronological age
B History
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