Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53741#.VNHE_CzQrzE Author(s) Mary Jerome Obiorah Affiliation(s) Department of Religion and Cultural Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria . ABSTRACT Beset by all kinds of ideologies that divest it of its divinely endowed values, family in our contemporary society suffers greatly from those who purport to have a better way of fulfilling its divine mandate. All who understand the importance of family are greatly concerned at the overt derailment that has proved detrimental to human society. The Sacred Scripture offers us varied insights into solving the problem in which we find ourselves. Psalm 128 chosen for this paper is one of those texts in the Bible that reflects on family and its value in human society. As a Wisdom Psalm and didactic in nature, the poem presents to its readers what family is in dire need of at this time. The meaning of...
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