Exotica and the Ethiopian of Acts 8:26–40: Toward a Different Fabula
Scholarship on the Ethiopian eunuch focuses heavily on his foreign otherness, identifying him as the first gentile convert in the Acts of the Apostles. Such a reading tends not only to exoticize the Ethiopian but also to vilify the temple and, by extension, first-century Judaism, for their imagined...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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2023
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Journal of Biblical literature
Anno: 2023, Volume: 142, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 533-546 |
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Bibel. Apostelgeschichte 8,26-39
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | HC Nuovo Testamento HD Medio-giudaismo |
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Hartman, Saidiya
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| Riepilogo: | Scholarship on the Ethiopian eunuch focuses heavily on his foreign otherness, identifying him as the first gentile convert in the Acts of the Apostles. Such a reading tends not only to exoticize the Ethiopian but also to vilify the temple and, by extension, first-century Judaism, for their imagined rejection of this man. Using Saidiya Hartman's work on "critical fabulation," I propose instead that the Ethiopian be read as a Jew and, moreover, as an embodiment of the Jewish experiences of exile and enslavement to which his castrated body points. Such a reading supports the theme of the ingathering of dispersed Jews within the nascent Christian movement, which is central to Acts 1-8. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
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