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050	0	4	_aBV4070 _b.B753 1982
050	0	4	_aBV4070
100	1		_aMunyoki, Benson Masila, _e1
245	1	0	_aBride price among the Akamba people of Kenya, East Africa, evaluated in the biblical standpoint /By Benson Masila Munyoki.
260			_c1982.
300			_a97 leaves, bound : _bmaps ; _c28 cm.
336			_aunspecified _bzzz _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aA Ministry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Graduate School of Bible and Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1982.
500			_aBibliography: leaves 93-97.
520	0		_aTypescript.
530			_a2
500			_aI. The Bride Price in Akamba Society
505	0	0	_aThe Akamba People: An Overview -- _tGeography and topography -- _tCharacteristics and customs -- _tOccupation -- _tHistory -- _tOrigin -- _tTribal enmity -- _tThe famine problem -- _tPatterns of Authority -- _tReligion -- _tTraditional -- _tChristianity -- _tMarriage Among the Akamba People -- _tMarriage and purpose -- _tFamily structure -- _tMarriage customs -- _tThe courtship period -- _tThe betrothal period -- _tThe wedding -- _tChristian influences -- _tThe Bride Price -- _tDefinitions and distinctions -- _tBride price -- _tBride wealth -- _tDowry -- _tGifts -- _tHistorical origins -- _tBiblical practice -- _tAs a compensation to the father -- _tAs a penalty for seduction -- _tAs a form of service rendered -- _tJacob and Laban -- _tMoses and Jethro -- _tOthniel and Caleb -- _tDavid and King Saul -- _tAs an occasion for gift giving -- _tTo the bride -- _tTo the parents -- _tAkamba practice -- _tThe reason for it -- _tHow it functions -- _tHow it changes.
500			_aII. Problems Caused by the Bride Price
505	0	0	_aBride Price Leads to the Commercialization of Marriage -- _tChanges -- _tConsequences -- _tEnticement to greed -- _tDiscouragement of the couple -- _tCreation of debts -- _tEncouragement of elopement -- _tOccurance of pre-marital pregnancy -- _tCompromise by the pastors -- _tBride Price Weakens the Marital Union -- _tCompanionship -- _tProcreation -- _tCompleteness -- _tCommunication -- _tThe Forfeit of the Bride Price Breaks us this Union -- _tIt Makes the Bride a Property of the Gooms Family -- _tIt leads to immorality -- _tThe bride is subject to Levirate marriage -- _tLevirate marriage -- _tLevirate marriage -- _tHistory -- _tExistence -- _tThe Practice of Levirate Marriage Among Ancient Near Eastern People -- _tHistorical practice -- _tBiblical practice -- _tThe Practice of Levirate Marriage Among the Akamba People -- _tThe Immorality of the Levirate Marriage.
500			_aIII. Proposals for Dealing with the Practice and Problems of the Bride Price
505	0	0	_aPrevious Attempts to Deal with the Bride Price -- _tEarly missionary attempts -- _tGovernment attempts -- _tLocal native attempts -- _tA New Strategy to Deal with the Bride Price -- _tHold Seminars -- _tIdentify problems -- _tFinding solutions to the problem.
610	2	0	_aColumbia Graduate School of Bible and Missions. _kMinistry Perspective Project.
650		0	_aBride price _zKenya _xMoral and ethical aspects.
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell