dc.contributor.author	White, Richard J.	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Johnson, Scott W.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Prest, Layne A.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Hightower, James E. Jr.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Galway, Alison	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Benson, Mark J.	en
dc.contributor.department	Human Development	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-14T20:14:19Z	en
dc.date.adate	2005-04-06	en
dc.date.available	2014-03-14T20:14:19Z	en
dc.date.issued	2003-04-17	en
dc.date.rdate	2005-04-06	en
dc.date.sdate	2003-07-26	en
dc.description.abstract	Systemic thought has been utilized to deconstruct various works of literature and art, such as novels, plays, and even sculptures. Even though the Bible is viewed as a work of faith by many, it also combines aspects of mythology and history with prose and poetry. Using four major theories of family therapy, namely structural, contextual, Bowenian, and narrative, the family of King David, as presented in the first and second Books of Samuel and the beginning of the first Book of Kings, is investigated and explored. Using the King James Version of the Bible as the main text, consideration is given to what each theory has to offer in expalining what occurs throughout this narrative, as well as what the David story has to say about each theory. Confirmation of certain aspects of a given theory and possible refinements to these are also given consideration. Reflexivity on the part of the author is also given consideration in the final chapter.	en
dc.description.degree	Ph. D.	en
dc.identifier.other	etd-07262003-095223	en
dc.identifier.sourceurl	http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07262003-095223/	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28402	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.relation.haspart	01coverpage.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	02abstract.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	03acknowledgements.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	04contents.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	05biblicalfamilysystems.pdf	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	Bible	en
dc.subject	King David	en
dc.subject	systemic thought	en
dc.subject	marriage and family therapy	en
dc.title	Biblical Family Systems	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Human Development	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	doctoral	en
thesis.degree.name	Ph. D.	en

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