Tag: Matthew 19
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Living Simply in Abundance (9)
What was Jesus' view of wealth? I want to begin in what may not seem to be the most obvious place for discussion: The discourse on the Mount of Olives (Matthew 24-25), especially the stories of the talents and the story of the sheep and goats in chapter 25. Matthew presents the Mount of Olives…
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Household: Jesus’ Household Code (Part 1)
What was Jesus' household code? The gospel of Matthew contains five discourses. The fourth discourse (chapter 18) concerns life in the Kingdom. Carolyn Osiek and David Balch (drawing on the work of Warren Carter) see the collection of stories immediately following the fourth discourse (chapters 19-20) functioning as a household code. Here is a breakdown…
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Household: The “Household Code”
The ancient Greeks saw the household as the primary institution through which society kept order. To promote effective household management, Greek sages would advise the paterfamilias on household management. These discourses came to be known as the "household codes" or "household tables" (and sometimes the German haustafel.) Aristotle's household instructions (fourth century B.C.E.) in Book…
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Toward an Evangelical Public Policy: Chapter 12
Toward an Evangelical Public Policy Part III – Central Themes for an Evangelical Framework Chapter 12 – Family Integrity. By Tom Minnery, vice president for Focus on the Family; Glenn T. Stanton, social research analyst for marriage and sexuality at Focus on the Family. Minnery and Stanton begin their essay by acknowledging that there has…