Reading the New Testament Household Codes in Light of New Research on Children and Childhood in the Roman World
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3942438 |
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| Authors | Margaret Y Macdonald (0000-0001-7158-9500, St. Francis Xavier University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 376-387 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4298 • E-ISSN: 2042-0587 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0008429812441340 |
| OpenAlex | W2153288104 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
The references to children and the child-parent relationship in the New Testament household codes (Col 3:20-21; Eph 6:1-4) have received little attention from scholars. Yet recent, cross-disciplinary interest in the study of children and childhood invites us to consider these exhortations afresh. In particular, current research in Roman Family Studies has led to greater appreciation of the multifaceted circumstances of children, raising new questions about the children who were addressed directly in the household codes of Colossians and Ephesians. Two themes are especially important to consider: (1) overlapping categories of identity tied especially to the complex structures of a slave-holding society; and (2) the household as a locus for education throughout the life course. Informed by current research on children and childhood, the household codes appear to be even more significant than was previously thought for understanding the place of house churches in the Roman imperial world. Les références aux enfants et la relation parent-enfant dans les codes domestiques du Nouveau Testament (Col 3.20-21; Ép 6.1-4) ont reçu peu d'attention des chercheurs. Pourtant, récemment, l'intérêt interdisciplinaire dans l'étude des enfants et de l'enfance nous invite à reconsidérer ces exhortations. En particulier, la recherche actuelle en études familiales romaines a conduit à une plus grande appréciation de la situation des enfants à multiples facettes, ce qui soulève de nouvelles questions sur les enfants qui ont été adressées directement dans les codes domestiques de Colossiens et Ephésiens. Deux thèmes sont particulièrement importants à considérer: (1) catégories qui se recoupent d'identité liée en particulier aux structures complexes d'une société esclavagiste, et (2) la maison comme un lieu d'éducation tout au long du cycle de la vie. Informé par la recherche actuelle sur les enfants et l'enfance, les codes domestiques semblent être encore plus importants qu'on ne le pensait pour comprendre la place des églises de maison dans le monde romain impérial
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