Contents
Preface by José Granados
Foreword by Francis Martin
Author’s Preface
Notes on Hebrew Language and Sources
Introduction. The Need for a Theology of the Family
Part One. Foundations of the Family in the Old Testament
1. The Family in Mythological Thought
2. The Principles of Creation and Covental Reality
3. Abraham and the Family of Faith
4. Family as the Carrier of the Covenant
5. Family as the Image of the Covenant
6. Hebraic Anthropological Principles
Part 2. Foundations of the Family in the New Testament, Early Church, and Vatican II
7. The Family of Abraham in the New Testament
8. The Corporate Dimension of Baptism in the New Testament
9. Appropriation by the Church Fathers
10. Vatican II and the Problems of Appropriation
Bibliography
Scriptural Indexes
Index of Names
General Index