ISBN: 9781498289665 - handbook of biblical social values (matrix: the bible in mediterranean context, band 10) (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover with dust jacket. Dusst jacket slightly worn on facing, Otherwise pristine. 228 pp.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 3rd edition. 268 pages. 9.29x6.42x1.10 inches. In Stock.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorJohn J. Pilch has been a visiting professor in the Odyssey Program at Johns Hopkins University since 2011. Previously he was professorial lecturer of biblical studies at Georgetown University. He is the author of many .

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Values are culturally specific. This handbook explains select biblical social values in their Mediterranean cultural contexts. Some examples of values are altruism, freedom, family-centeredness, obedience, parenting, and power. Though the English words for the values described here would be familiar to readers (e.g., altruism) the meanings of such words differ between cultures. In the Mediterranean world, for instance, altruism is a duty incumbent upon anyone who has surplus. It is interpersonal and group specific. In the West, especially in the United States, altruism is impersonal and universally oriented generosity that operates in a highly organized context. This handbook not only presents the Mediterranean meanings of these value words but also contrasts those meanings with Western ones.…