This article discusses the idea of “family values,” developed in modern Western Protestantism, within the horizon of family-related sayings in the Gospel tradition. In accord with general tendencies of the Hellenistic period, early Christianity opened up the possibility of a religious affiliation different from that suggested by ethnic, tribal, or familial tradition. A first challenge to traditional family obligations can be seen in the lifestyle of Jesus and his earliest disciples: In Mark, Jesus is depicted in a strong distance from his physical family. Common family obligations are questioned, and those who follow him and God’s word are called his real family. In Matthew and Luke, the distance is softened due to the idea that Jesus’ family is already aware of his mission and destiny. In John, his earthly mother is present under his cross, and also Joseph as his father is openly mentioned, but his true origins are in the realm of God, and for his Galilean contemporaries, knowledge of his earthly origins is rather an argument not to believe him. In John, finally, family aspects are transferred to the community which is the new family of God, shaped by the mutual love and support of the disciples. In a global context of theology, the various biblical views on family matters and also the different patterns of community structures have to be negotiated, and the challenge of the radical questioning of traditional values in Jesus’ ministry should not be ignored.

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福音传统中的“家庭价值观”

本文讨论了现代西方新教中发展起来的“家庭价值观”的概念，在福音传统中与家庭有关的说法的范围内。与希腊化时期的普遍趋势相一致，早期基督教开辟了一种不同于种族、部落或家族传统所暗示的宗教归属的可能性。对传统家庭义务的第一个挑战可以从耶稣和他最早门徒的生活方式中看出：在马可福音中，耶稣被描绘成与他的亲人有很大的距离。共同的家庭义务受到质疑，那些跟随他和上帝话语的人被称为他真正的家庭。在马太和路加中，由于耶稣的家人已经意识到他的使命和命运的想法，这种距离被缓和了。在约翰那里，他地上的母亲在他的十字架下，还公开提到了约瑟夫作为他的父亲，但他的真正起源是在上帝的领域，对于他的加利利同时代人来说，他在地上起源的知识是不相信他的论据。最后，在约翰那里，家庭方面被转移到社区，即上帝的新家庭，由门徒的相互爱和支持所塑造。在神学的全球背景下，必须就家庭事务的各种圣经观点以及社区结构的不同模式进行谈判，并且不应忽视对耶稣事工中传统价值观的激进质疑的挑战。家庭方面被转移到社区，这是上帝的新家庭，由门徒的相互爱和支持塑造。在神学的全球背景下，必须就家庭事务的各种圣经观点以及社区结构的不同模式进行谈判，并且不应忽视对耶稣事工中传统价值观的激进质疑的挑战。家庭方面被转移到社区，这是上帝的新家庭，由门徒的相互爱和支持塑造。在神学的全球背景下，必须就家庭事务的各种圣经观点以及社区结构的不同模式进行谈判，并且不应忽视对耶稣事工中传统价值观的激进质疑的挑战。