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The Child in the Bible

, by Bunge, Marcia J.

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ISBN: 9780802848352 | 0802848354
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 9/15/2008

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Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiv
Texts from the Hebrew Scriptures
"God Was with the Boy" (Genesis 21:20): Children in the Book of Genesis	p. 3
Exodus as a "Text of Terror" for Children	p. 24
That the Children May Know: Children in Deuteronomy	p. 45
To Discipline without Destruction: The Multifaceted Profile of the Child in Proverbs	p. 63
"Look! The Children and I Are as Signs and Portents in Israel": Children in Isaiah	p. 82
"Israel, My Child": The Ethics of a Biblical Metaphor	p. 103
Texts from the New Testament
Children in the Gospel of Mark, with Special Attention to Jesus' Blessing of the Children (Mark 10:13-16) and the Purpose of Mark	p. 143
"What Then Will This Child Become?": Perspectives on Children in the Gospel of Luke	p. 177
Children in the Gospel of John	p. 195
"Tell Me a Story": Perspectives on Children from the Acts of the Apostles	p. 215
Finding a Place for Children in the Letters of Paul	p. 233
Like a Child: Paul's Rhetorical Uses of Childhood	p. 249
A Place of Belonging: Perspectives on Children from Colossians and Ephesians	p. 278
Thematic Essays
Children and the Image of God	p. 307
Child Characters in Biblical Narratives: The Young David (1 Samuel 16-17) and the Little Israelite Servant Girl (2 Kings 5:1-19)	p. 324
"He Placed a Little Child in the Midst": Jesus, the Kingdom, and Children	p. 353
Adoption in the Bible	p. 375
Vulnerable Children, Divine Passion, and Human Obligation	p. 399
Select Bibliography	p. 423
Contributors	p. 435
Consultants	p. 438
Index of Names	p. 440
Index of Subjects	p. 444
Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Literature	p. 449
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