Reinterpreting the Bible through Family Systems Theory, this fascinating exploration shows how the theology of creation, restoration, and salvation can be meaningfully and uniquely understood through the lens of the biblical family.
It is not possible to recreate a "biblical" family in the modern world. Thus, we must think of the principles of faithful family life demonstrated in the Bible and express them in a new way. That is the idea underlying Families of the Bible: A New Perspective. Examining themes related to family health, connection, spirituality, and psychology, the author relates stories from the Bible to modern-day experience in an effort to help readers strengthen and heal their own families, whatever their structure.
While the book addresses the family of the patriarchs and other major traditional families in the Bible, it also specifically examines Jesus's new definition of family, showing how his psycho-spiritual family has a differentāand more inclusiveāshape than the "natural family." The author, who is an Episcopal priest, insists that the Bible shows God as faithful in providing for his people. The many disadvantaged in our society, as well as those who are alone and those who have found that wealth does not provide satisfaction, will benefit from this thoughtful reinterpretation.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Families Of The Bible: A New Perspective
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Series Foreword
- Preface: What Are We Doing Here?
- Acknowledgments
- CHAPTER 1 The Family Bible and the Bible Family
- CHAPTER 2 First Families: The State of the Union
- CHAPTER 3 All My Children, Godās Version: The Trinity in the Family
- CHAPTER 4 Emotion Soup
- CHAPTER 5 Thy Brotherās and Sisterās Keeper: Siblings in the Family of God
- CHAPTER 6 Catastrophic Cutoffs in the Family
- CHAPTER 7 And for Those Who Are Alone . . .
- CHAPTER 8 The Generations Deal with Death
- CHAPTER 9 The Masterās Own Hand: Reshaping the Family and How He Did It
- CHAPTER 10 Conclusion
- Appendix: Family Systems Theory as Hermeneutic
- Selected References
- Index
- Scripture Index
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