Biblical and theological foundations of the family :
[Book]
the domestic church /
Joseph C. Atkinson.
Washington, D.C. :
Catholic University of America Press,
2014.
1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The need for a theology of the family -- Foundations of the family in the Old Testament -- The family in mythological thought -- The principles of creation and covenantal reality -- Abraham and the family of faith -- Family as the carrier of the covenant -- Family as image of the covenant -- Hebraic anthropological principles: corporate personality -- Foundations of the family in the New Testament, early church, and Vatican II -- The family of Abraham in the New Testament -- The corporate dimension of baptism in the New Testament -- Appropriation by the Church Fathers -- Vatican II and the problems of appropriation.
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Biblical and Theological Foundations of the Family argues that the family has a constitutive nature and a specific theological purpose, which God reveals in the church. Joseph Atkinson investigates the principles of the doctrine of Creation which inform the family "from the beginning"; the vital way the family functions as "carrier of the covenant" in the Old Testament; and the critical aspects of Hebraic anthropology, especially corporate personality, upon which the family is based. -- Provided by publisher.
JSTOR
22573/ctt6v403k
Biblical and theological foundations of the family.