The Router

This entry will serve as the router to the various series of entries we [will and do] have. We'll try to keep up a little summary of what is discussed in the various entry, so it will be easier to browse. This is also where all the resources will be cited and their abbreviations stated.

.: Honor - This is one of the most fundamental social values. It is the axis of operation for all classes. Part 1. Part 2. Part 3.
> On Honoring God - Part 1. Part 2. Part 3.

.: Limited good - A key piece in the interpretative template. All commodities were not unlimited, but rather existed in very short supply. The logical outworkings of this concept are important to keep in mind.

.: Reflections on secrecy
.: Childhood in Antiquity
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On the to-do list:
- Honor and shame (p1)(p2)(p3)
- Patronage, reciprocity, and grace
- How what we do can glorify God (this has some interesting applications) (p1)(p2)(p3)
- Healing in the Mediterranean world

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(See short blurbs about our sources here.)
Works cited:
.: deSilva, D. (2000). Honor, patronage, kinship & purity: Unlocking New Testament culture. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press. [Ab.: HP.]
.: Jeffers, J. (1999). The Greco-Roman world of the New Testament era: Exploring the background of early Christianity. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press. [Ab.: GRW.]
.: Pilch, J., & Malina, B. (Eds.). (2000). Handbook of biblical social values. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, Inc. [Ab.: HBS.]