“Household of God” Series Index

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5 responses to ““Household of God” Series Index”

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   gt

   November 15, 2010

   any chance this is available as a pdf file?
   gt

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   Michael W. Kruse

   November 16, 2010

   gt, I’m sorry but I don’t have this in any other form. You are the third person in recent weeks who has asked for a copy of this. I hope tot eventually convert this into pdf or book. Thanks.

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   GT

   November 17, 2010

   Mike–
   I just finished a letter in which I mused about a bunch of early Christian family things, and if you don’t mind, would you take a look? Feedback and corrections that makes me think would be greatly appreciated.
   http://heysandy-gt.blogspot.com/2010/11/hey-sandy-no-time-for-chit-chat.html
   Also, do you know of this book: Halvor Moxnes (ed),

   Constructing Early Christian Families

   (1997)? Is it a reliable ethnology forensic source, in your opinion? I’ve only read the first chapter, but I find it fascinating.
   Thanks–
   GT

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   Michael W. Kruse

   November 18, 2010

   GT
   Wonderful post. It seems to me that Jesus was not abolishing the family we know in this age but proclaiming that we have a higher allegiance to the Household of God where, where God is the paterfamilias and we are all siblings. I like how you are dealing with this in connection to Jesus encounter with the Sadducees.
   I saw the Moxnes book sometime back but I haven’t read it. Your mention of it here reminds me that it was one I wanted to read, so I just ordered a copy. 🙂 From what I recall, I think it is considered with high regard among those who are experts but I can’t speak to it myself. Thanks.

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   GT

   November 18, 2010

   Mike–
   Thanks for the feedback. I have to tell you, I had a great time thinking about this stuff while preparing for the 12 Nov 2010 letter. I hadn’t thought of it as shift in allegiance to a different ‘head of household’ (God) while keeping the same structure (family as institution), but as you mention it, it seems like one of the possible/probable paths for converts to make in their understanding of Christian family and faith community. More good things to think about.
   Thanks again–
   GT

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