Handbook of Biblical Social Values, Third Edition

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Handbook of Biblical Social Values, Third Edition is written by John J. Pilch and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1498289657 (ISBN 10) and 9781498289658 (ISBN 13).

Values are culturally specific. This handbook explains select biblical social values in their Mediterranean cultural contexts. Some examples of values are altruism, freedom, family-centeredness, obedience, parenting, and power. Though the English words for the values described here would be familiar to readers (e.g., altruism) the meanings of such words differ between cultures. In the Mediterranean world, for instance, altruism is a duty incumbent upon anyone who has surplus. It is interpersonal and group specific. In the West, especially in the United States, altruism is impersonal and universally oriented generosity that operates in a highly organized context. This handbook not only presents the Mediterranean meanings of these value words but also contrasts those meanings with Western ones.