The insights from cultural anthropology Malina, Bruce J. creator text bibliography kyu Louisville, KY Westminster John Knox Press c.2001 2001 3rd ed., rev. and expanded. monographic eng

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xv, 256 p. : illus. ; pbk ; 23 cm. Introduction: Bible study and cultural anthropology -- Honor and shame: pivotal values of the first-century Mediterranean world -- First-century personality: the individual and the group -- Perception of limited good: maintaining one's social status -- Envy--the most grievous of all evils: envy and the evil-eye in the first-century Mediterranean world -- Kinship and marriage: fusing families together -- Clean and unclean: understanding rules of purity -- How Jesus groups evolved: understanding group development. Bruce J. Malina. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Social scientific criticism Sociology, Biblical Jews Social life and customs To 70 A.D Palestine Social life and customs To 70 A.D 225.95/MAL 0664222951 (alk. paper) 2001016238 DLC 010103 20140626102451.0 12268406