David A. deSilva demonstrates in this book how paying attention to the cultural themes of honor, patronage, kinship and purity opens us to new facets of the New

In this thoroughly revised and expanded edition of a milestone study, a careful explanation of four essential cultural themes offers readers a window into how e

What was the family like for the first Christians? Informed by archaeological work and illustrated by figures, this work is a remarkable window into the past, o

Exciting approaches to biblical inerpretation are introduced in this volume by contributors who are distinguished as leaders in the field of New Testament studi

"In this book, David deSilva guides us through the images of the church that remind us that we are a family, a temple made of living stones, a single organism c