Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
“Love, Marriage, and Family: Learning from the Early Christians” by Erkki Koskenniemi found on cph.org
Description:
The challenges facing Christian families today are not as new as they may seem. The early Christians faced similar pressures and navigated them with conviction, clarity, and hope.
In Love, Marriage, and Family, pastor and classicist Erkki Koskenniemi draws on Scripture, Jewish sources, papyri, inscriptions, marriage contracts, and archaeological evidence to illuminate how the early church lived out its faith in the Greco-Roman world. By examining the daily lives of ordinary Christians, he reveals how the church's understanding of marriage, family, sexuality, and human dignity took shape amid cultural pressures that remain surprisingly familiar.
Through careful historical research and pastoral insight, Koskenniemi explores:
Christian responses to abortion and infant exposure
Marriage and family life in the Roman world
Baptism's role in creating a new family of faith
Paul's pastoral guidance on sexuality, singleness, and vocation
Divorce, remarriage, and the challenges of fidelity
Sexual ethics and life as a distinct Christian community
Rather than treating contemporary debates as entirely new, Koskenniemi draws on Scripture, ancient sources, and archaeological evidence to illuminate how the early Christians navigated questions of marriage, family, sexuality, and community. His research reveals a church shaped by theological conviction, pastoral care, and confidence in God's design for human relationships.
Read alongside the first Christians and discover how their example can strengthen your understanding of God's design for marriage, family, and life together as His people.
“Love, Marriage, and Family: Learning from the Early Christians” by Erkki Koskenniemi found on cph.org
Description:
The challenges facing Christian families today are not as new as they may seem. The early Christians faced similar pressures and navigated them with conviction, clarity, and hope.
In Love, Marriage, and Family, pastor and classicist Erkki Koskenniemi draws on Scripture, Jewish sources, papyri, inscriptions, marriage contracts, and archaeological evidence to illuminate how the early church lived out its faith in the Greco-Roman world. By examining the daily lives of ordinary Christians, he reveals how the church's understanding of marriage, family, sexuality, and human dignity took shape amid cultural pressures that remain surprisingly familiar.
Through careful historical research and pastoral insight, Koskenniemi explores:
Christian responses to abortion and infant exposure
Marriage and family life in the Roman world
Baptism's role in creating a new family of faith
Paul's pastoral guidance on sexuality, singleness, and vocation
Divorce, remarriage, and the challenges of fidelity
Sexual ethics and life as a distinct Christian community
Rather than treating contemporary debates as entirely new, Koskenniemi draws on Scripture, ancient sources, and archaeological evidence to illuminate how the early Christians navigated questions of marriage, family, sexuality, and community. His research reveals a church shaped by theological conviction, pastoral care, and confidence in God's design for human relationships.
Read alongside the first Christians and discover how their example can strengthen your understanding of God's design for marriage, family, and life together as His people.