Age Matters: Age, Aging and Intergenerational Relationships in Early Christian Communities, with a Focus on 1 Timothy 5

Age Matters: Age, Aging and Intergenerational Relationships in Early Christian Communities, with a Focus on 1 Timothy 5

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Exploring age structure in Mediterranean cultures illuminates the social dynamics of intergenerational relationships that became more visible in late first and early second century early Christian texts, and especially in 1 Timothy 5. This was a time of crisis when those with a living memory of the...

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Main Author: LaFosse, Mona Tokarek
Other Authors: Kloppenborg, John S.
Language:en_ca
Published: 2012
Subjects:
1 Timothy
widows
elders
anthropology of aging
early church
intergenerational conflict
age structure
social change
filial duty
enculturation
old age
ancient Mediterranean world
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/35732

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