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Handbook of Biblical Social Values, Third Edition

Handbook of Biblical Social Values, Third Edition PDF Author: John J. Pilch
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1498289649
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 267

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Book Description
Values are culturally specific. This handbook explains select biblical social values in their Mediterranean cultural contexts. Some examples of values are altruism, freedom, family-centeredness, obedience, parenting, and power. Though the English words for the values described here would be familiar to readers (e.g., altruism) the meanings of such words differ between cultures. In the Mediterranean world, for instance, altruism is a duty incumbent upon anyone who has surplus. It is interpersonal and group specific. In the West, especially in the United States, altruism is impersonal and universally oriented generosity that operates in a highly organized context. This handbook not only presents the Mediterranean meanings of these value words but also contrasts those meanings with Western ones.