Outsider Designations and Boundary Construction in the New Testament: Early Christian Communities and the Formation of Group Identity

ISBN-13: 9781108418799 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 366 str.

Paul R. Trebilco

Opis

The first book-length study of the outsider designations that early Christians used and what they reveal about the movement's identity, self-understanding and character.

Recenzje

'Scholars, pastors, and students interested in the social context and identity formation of the early church will certainly benefit from Trebilco's labors.' David M. Shaw, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Methodology: insights and perspectives from other areas of study; 3. The broad concept of 'the outsiders' and its lexicalisation using a range of different terms; 4. Unbelievers: ïἱ ἄðéóôïé and other terms; 5. 'The outsiders': ïἱ ἔîù, ïἱ ἔîùèåí and ἰäéῶôáé; 6. The sinners: ïἱ ἁìáñôùëïί; 7. The Gentiles: ôὰ ἔèíç; 8. The Jews: ïἱ Ἰïõäáῖïé; 9. The functions of outsider designations in 1 Corinthians, Romans and 1 Thessalonians; 10. The functions of outsider designations in the Pastoral Epistles and 1 Peter; 11. Conclusions.