Biblical and Theological Foundation of the Family

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 &   of the  h Joseph C. Atkinson The Domestic Church The Catholic University of America Press Washington, D.C.  &   of the  h Copyright © 2014 The Catholic University of America Press All rights reserved The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standards for Information Science—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. ∞ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Atkinson, Joseph C. Biblical and theological foundations of the family : the domestic church / Joseph C. Atkinson. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8132-2170-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Families—Religious aspects—Catholic Church. 2. Catholic Church—Doctrines. I. Title bx2351.a85 2014 261.8´3585—dc23  2013048932 For Nancy, in whom my heart trusts ּ‫ה‬ ָ‫ְר‬‫כ‬ִ‫מ‬ ‫ִים‬‫נ‬‫ִי‬‫נ‬ְּ‫פ‬ִ‫מ‬ ‫ֹק‬‫ח‬ ָ‫ְר‬‫ו‬ ‫ָא‬‫צ‬ְ‫מ‬ִ‫י‬ ‫ִי‬‫מ‬ ‫ִל‬‫י‬ַ‫ח‬‫ֶת־‬ׁ‫ש‬ֵ‫א‬ ‫ָר‬‫ס‬ְ‫ח‬ֶ‫י‬ ‫ֹא‬‫ל‬ ‫ָל‬‫ל‬ָׁ‫ש‬ְ‫ו‬ ּ‫ה‬ָ‫ל‬ְ‫ע‬ַּ‫ב‬ ‫ֵב‬‫ל‬ ּ‫ה‬ָּ‫ב‬ ‫ַח‬‫ט‬ָּ‫ב‬ ‫ֵל‬‫כ‬‫ֹא‬‫ת‬ ‫ֹא‬‫ל‬ ‫ּת‬ ‫ְלו‬‫צ‬ַ‫ע‬ ‫ֶם‬‫ח‬ֶ‫ל‬ְ‫ו‬ ּ‫ה‬ָ‫ת‬‫ֵי‬ּ‫ב‬ ‫ֹות‬‫כ‬‫ִי‬‫ל‬ֲ‫ה‬ ‫ָּה‬ ‫ִי‬‫פ‬‫ֹו‬‫צ‬ ָ‫׃‬ּ‫ה‬ָ‫ל‬ְ‫ל‬ַ‫ה‬ְ‫ַי‬‫ו‬ ּ‫ח‬ָ‫ל‬ְ‫ע‬ַּ‫ב‬‫נ‬ ָ‫ה‬ּ ‫ְרו‬ּׁ‫ש‬ַ‫א‬ְ‫ַי‬‫ו‬ ָ‫ה‬‫ֶי‬‫ָנ‬‫ב‬ּ ‫ָמו‬‫ק‬ ‫ָה‬‫ָנ‬ּ‫ל‬ֻּ‫כ‬‫ַל־‬‫ע‬ ‫ִית‬‫ל‬ָ‫ע‬ ְּ‫ת‬ַ‫א‬ְ‫ו‬ ‫ִל‬‫י‬ָ‫ח‬ּ ‫ָשׂו‬‫ע‬ ‫ֹות‬‫נ‬ָּ‫ב‬ ‫ֹות‬ּ‫ב‬ ַ‫ר‬ An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above jewels. The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and bless her; her husband also, and he praises her, saying: “Many daughters have done nobly, but you excel them all.”                 Proverbs 31:10–11, 27–29 NASB And our beloved “domestic church” Jennifer, Joe, and Saiorse William, Luke, Edward and Maile, Charles and Peter h h ...