Marriage and Family Biblical Perspectives
- Trivandrum Carmel International Publishing House 2014
- 224p
includes index and biblioraphy
1. Marriage and Family in the Old Testament Gender Considerations and the God of Israel .........17 Spousal Love .............25 Institution of Marriage, Sex and Procreation ..............45 Family Relationship .............55 OT Idea of Celibacy ...........60 Family and the Duties of Different Members .............78 Sex and Procreation ...........87 Stability of Marital Relationship and Divorce in the OT .......99 From Marriage to Family..............111 Marriage and Chastity ........123 Celebration of Marriage in the OT ............146 Family and Prayer in the OT ..........153 Part II Marriage and Family in the New Testament The family of Jesus and his idea of Family .........165 In the NT Letters .........169 Families in the N T .............193 Divorce: the NT View ............208