Literary Construction of the Other in the Acts of the Apostles

Charismatics, the Jews, and Women

AvMitzi J. Smith

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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An analysis of the Acts of the Apostles showing how the text uses its characterisation of the Other to reinforce the self-identity of the earliest Christians.Mitzi Smith engages the reader in explaining how, as in the real world, the characterization of the Others is used negatively in the biblical texts. Smith shows how the concept of difference is constructed in order to distinguish ourselves from proximate others: indeed, the other who is most similar to us is most threatening and most problematic. The process of Othering, or Otherness, is a synthetic and political social construct that allows us to create and maintain boundaries between 'them' and 'us'. Thus, this work demonstrates how proximate characters are constructed as the Other in the Acts of the Apostles. Charismatics, Jews, and women are proximate others who are constructed as the external and internal Others.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-06-28
Mått:153 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt:253 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:James Clarke and Co Ltd
Antal sidor:182
Förlag:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN:9780227680223

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Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Mitzi J. Smith is Associate Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Studies at Ashland theological Seminary at Detroit. She is a contributor to True to Our Native Land (2008).

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Here Mitzi Smith provides a subtle and well-written analysis of how the various kinds of characters are portrayed in Acts and what that means for Luke's theology of mission. She moves far beyond the usual literary summaries of Acts: both the nature of language and the nature of story-telling are treated with sensitivity and sophistication, and yet her book is readable for a non-scholarly audience. A must read for all those interested in the literary achievement of Luke and Acts and what it means for Luke's theology.'

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AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction1 The Construction of Charismatics as External Other2 The Construction of the Jews as External Other3 The Construction of Women as Internal Other and Peter4 The Construction of Women as Internal Other and PaulConclusionBibliography