Constructing ethnic identity in 1 Peter: who you are no longer

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: What Do Ethnicity and Identity Have to Do with 1 Peter? -- Defining the Terms -- Ethnic-Religious Composition -- Conclusion -- 2 Defining and Defying Ethnicity in the Ancient World -- Introduction -- Framing the Study of Greek...

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Main Author: Ok, Janette H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: London Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2021
In: Library of New Testament studies (645)
Year: 2021
Reviews:[Rezension von: Ok, Janette H., Constructing ethnic identity in 1 Peter : Who You Are No Longer] (2022) (Edwards, Dennis R.)
[Rezension von: Ok, Janette H., Constructing ethnic identity in 1 Peter : Who You Are No Longer] (2023) (Maston, Jason, 1978 -)
Series/Journal:Library of New Testament studies 645
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Petrusbrief 1. / Ethnic identity / Religious identity
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Bible.-Peter, 1st-Criticism, interpretation, etc
B Electronic books
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: What Do Ethnicity and Identity Have to Do with 1 Peter? -- Defining the Terms -- Ethnic-Religious Composition -- Conclusion -- 2 Defining and Defying Ethnicity in the Ancient World -- Introduction -- Framing the Study of Greek Ethnic Identity -- The Emergence of Panhellenism and the Concept of the Barbarian -- Imagining Persia and Constructing Greekness -- The Proof Is in the Stock: Defining Greek Ethnicity -- Greek Ethnicity under Roman Rule -- Rome's Civilizing Mission -- Remaining Greek while Becoming Roman -- Conclusion -- 3 Common Blood: Establishing a New Patrilineage through the Blood of Christ -- Introduction -- Establishing God as Father -- "As Obedient Children" -- Connecting New Birth with Christ's Ransoming Blood -- Employing the Logic of Patrilineal Descent -- Not Sons, but Children of God -- Appropriating Israel's Identity-Defining Designations for a Dislocated People -- Elected Group Identity -- Conclusion -- 4 Constructing Boundaries and Contesting Stigma in the Making of Ethnic Identity in 1 Peter -- Introduction -- Barth on Ethnic Boundaries -- Constructing Social Boundaries in 1 Peter -- Disidentifying from "The Futile Conduct Inherited from Your Ancestors" -- Constrained Christian Identity -- Construing the Gentile "Other" -- Goffman on Stigma -- Contesting and Subverting Christian Stigma in 1 Peter -- "Faith Information Control" -- Stigma Reversal -- Honorary Ethnics -- Conclusion -- 5 Conclusion: Reinforcing Christian Distinctiveness through Bonds of Blood -- Further Implications of This Study -- Asian American Studies -- Canonical Studies -- Bibliography -- Scripture Index -- Subject Index.
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ISBN:056769853X