Focus on Reproduction, Mentor's Guide, MG12

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F O C U S O N R E P R O D U C T I O N

I. Defining the Modern Day Urban Oikos

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A. Roots: biblical conceptions of a family network ( oikos )

1. The Old Testament view: “A household usually contained four generations, including men, married women, unmarried daughters, slaves of both sexes, persons without citizenship, and ‘sojourners,’ or resident foreign workers,” Hans Walter Wolff, Anthology of the Old Testament .

a. The place of generational unity : four generations

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b. The place of kinship : immediate and extended family

c. The place of commerce and livelihood : included servants, workers, and slaves

d. The place of association : sojourners, associates

2. The New Testament view: the OT view extended into the intertestamental period, and during the life of Jesus.

3. The Gospel in our NT narratives is described as coming through and to the various people in the household where they resided .

a. Mark 5.19