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"This illuminating study looks at early Christian perception and treatment of children from many different angles - including the theological, the historical, and the ethical. Bakke vivedly bridges theory with practice, exploring such crucial questions as the legal status of children, children's natural innocence (or sin), the abuse of children, and the responsibility of parents for the moral formation, nurture, and education of their children. This book is an important resource for anyone who wishes to understand the way society regards and treats its most vulnerable members."

"As children today face increasing assaults on their humanity, O.M. Bakke paints a fascinating picture of how children first emerged as people in the ancient world."

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