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Images of Jesus blessing the little children adorn churches and
Sunday Schools across the globe. However, many readings of the
gospel accounts flatten the presence of children into just a
handful of scenes such as this ubiquitous blessing, suggesting that
the presence of children among the early followers of Jesus was the
exception rather than the rule. In contrast, historical evidence
suggests that the first century Jewish and Greco-Roman cultures in
which the Christ movement began were themselves teeming with
children who had important roles to play in their families,
religions, and society. This book re-reads Luke's gospel account in
light of these historical realities, with children at the center.
By closely interrogating the role and presence of children among
the followers of Jesus as presented in Luke's gospel account, the
author suggests that parallel to the culture and society of its
time, Luke's gospel account can be read to reflect the rich
presence of children throughout. By reading Luke's gospel account
through this childist lens, this volume sheds new light both on
traditional scenes highlighted as including children and on Luke's
gospel account as a narrative whole. This childist reading of
Luke's gospel account seeks to (re)member the child followers of
Jesus by drawing out instances of their acceptance and
participation in the Kingdom of God as normative. Through the lens
of child disciples, this book (re)imagines discipleship in Christ's
church more generally, with a value for interdependence at its
core.
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