Liars, brutes, and gluttons: a relevance-theory solution for Titus 1:12
"Isaiah Allen revisits long-held, conventional interpretations of Titus 1:12 that maintain that the author, in Paul's name, considered Cretans to be crude, vicious, and worthy of rebuke. Using the cognitive linguistics approach of relevance theory, Allen contends that the original first-ce...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Atlanta, GA
SBL Press
[2025]
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| In: |
Emory studies in early christianity (number 29)
Year: 2025 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Allen, Isaiah, Liars, brutes, and gluttons : a relevance-theory solution for Titus 1:12] (2025) (Perry, Peter S., 1971 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Emory studies in early christianity
number 29 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Titusbrief 1,12
/ Crete (motif)
/ Hypocrisy
/ Prejudice
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
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Table of Contents Blurb Literaturverzeichnis |
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| Summary: | "Isaiah Allen revisits long-held, conventional interpretations of Titus 1:12 that maintain that the author, in Paul's name, considered Cretans to be crude, vicious, and worthy of rebuke. Using the cognitive linguistics approach of relevance theory, Allen contends that the original first-century audience during Paul's lifetime would have engaged the text quite differently from how many modern interpreters read it. Allen concludes that Paul was not participating in bigotry but instead exposed and rebuked it in his letter to Titus. Allen examines linguistic evidence that reveals an ancient biblical antibigotry message that presages modern sensibilities about ethnic prejudice and racism"-- |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 295-313 |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 328 Seiten, Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62837-605-0 978-1-62837-598-5 |