Adults as Children: Images of Childhood in the Ancient World and the New Testament

by James M. Francis

This book is a study of the image of the child in the teaching of Jesus and the literature of the New Testament set against the background of the ancient world, the Old Testament and Judaism. It also reflects on the complex relationship between attitudes to children and the imaging of the child. It is suggested that child imagery serves, generally speaking, as a window on tradition, and in religious discourse in particular it offers perspectives on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3039100203
• ISBN13: 9783039100200
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 346 Pages