PRINCIPLES OF PARENTING IN THE BIBLICAL OLD TESTAMENT AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CONTEMPORARY NIGERIAN SOCIETY

📄 Project Abstract

This work embodies an in-depth examination of the principles of parenting in the Old Testament and their significance to modern-day society. Particular reference was made to Deuteronomy 6: 4-9. In the Old Testament, Deuteronomy stands out as the book that contains the laws guiding family and social lives of the people. The book of Deuteronomy lays down the principles of parenting, which runs through the whole Old Testament. Parenting is seen as the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, intellectual and moral development of a child from infancy to adulthood. In the Old Testament/Traditional society, parenting responsibility went beyond biological/foster parents to include contributions from all members of the nuclear and extended family, members of one's kindred and the entire community. They play specific roles at different stages of a child's life towards his or her overall well-being in the society. Canonical Criticism of biblical studies and interpreta...