Entering God's Kingdom (Not) Like a Little Child: Images of the Child in Matthew, 1 Corinthians, and Thomas

by Eunyung Lim

What does it mean to be "like a child" in antiquity? How did early Christ-followers use a childlike condition to articulate concrete qualifications for God's kingdom? Many people today romanticize Jesus's welcoming of little children against the backdrop of the ancient world or project modern Christian conceptions of children onto biblical texts. Eschewing such a Christian exceptionalist approach to history, this book explores how the Gospel of Matthew,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110694980
• ISBN13: 9783110694987
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"