{"product_id":"the-power-of-children-margaret-y-macdonald-9781481302234","title":"The Power of Children: The Construction of Christian Families in the Greco-Roman World","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Children \u003c\/i\u003eexamines Christian teaching about children in the context of family life in the Roman world. Specifically, author Margaret Y. MacDonald measures the impact of the New Testament's household codes (Colossians 3:18-4:1; Ephesians 5:21-6:9; the Pastoral letters) for understanding the status and role of children in Christian homes and assemblies. By allowing children to frame her analysis, MacDonald demonstrates that the rigid social divisions of the period (wives-husbands, children-parents, slaves-masters) were far more complex and overlapping within the Christian context--highlighting the way in which Christian families challenged the prevailing imperial ideology. From curbing sexual abuse to the practice of pseudo-parenting and the teaching roles of both men and women in the family, MacDonald documents the development of an early Christian perspective that valued children as members in the household of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Y. MacDonald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 148130223X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781481302234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baylor University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.66h x 5.95w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2014 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2015 pg. 1333","brand":"Margaret Y. MacDonald","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057013584127,"sku":"9781481302234","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a6ec3067-d9ce-4c76-b326-a9690c88a247.jpg?v=1685044529","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-power-of-children-margaret-y-macdonald-9781481302234","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}