"Let the Little Children Come to Me": Childhood and Children in Early Christianity

by Cornelia B. Horn and John W. Martens

Although Jesus called on his first followers to welcome children in his name and to become like children, the lives of the first Christian children have remained in the shadows. This book explores the hidden lives of children at the origins of Christianity. It draws on insights gained from comparisons of children's experiences in ancient Judaism and the Graeco-Roman world. The authors also engage a vast body of early Christian literature, extending...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813216745
• ISBN13: 9780813216744
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 458 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"