Carolyn Ostek

The Child-Parent Relationship in the New Testament and Its Environment

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In the midst of growing interest in children in early Christianity, this book carves out a special place with its focus on children's duties towards parents. It is a competent analysis not only of texts but also of inscriptions, papyri, and other private documents from the social context. A close and prolonged look at controversial New Testament texts leads to the conclusion that the duty to parents was never abrogated in the teaching of Jesus or his successive disciples. A worthwhile contribution to an expanding field.”