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Reading Acts in the discourses of masculinity and politics / edited by Eric D. Barreto, Matthew L. Skinner and Steve Walton.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Library of New Testament studies ; 559. | T & T Clark library of biblical studiesPublisher: London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury T&T Clark, ©2017Description: xvii, 186 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780567668127
  • 0567668126
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 226.6/06 23
LOC classification:
  • BS2625.52 .R433 2017
Contents:
The language of gender in Acts / Christina Petterson -- Taking the measure of masculinities in Acts / Colleen M. Conway -- Contextualizing masculinity in the book of Acts: Peter and Paul as test cases / Brittany E. Wilson -- Making Jewish men in a Greco-Roman world: masculinity and the circumcision of Timothy in Acts 16.1-5 / Christopher Stroup -- The state they were in: Luke's view of the Roman Empire / Steve Walton -- Who speaks for (or against) Rome? Acts in relation to empire / Matthew L. Skinner -- Paul and Roman law: 'the luck of the draw?' / Bruce W. Winter -- Empowering, empire-ing or engaging? Acts in the discourse of politics: a response / Mikeal C. Parsons -- Turning the empire (oìchouméni) upside down: a response / Barbara Rossling -- Afterword / Matthew L. Skinner.
Summary: This book looks at the Acts of the Apostles through two lenses that highlight the two topics of masculinity and politics. Acts is rich in relevant material, whether this be in the range of such characters as the Ethiopian eunuch, Cornelius, Peter and Paul, or in situations such as Timothy's circumcision and Paul's encounters with Roman rulers in different cities. Engaging Acts from these two distinct but related perspectives illuminates features of this book which are otherwise easily missed. These approaches provide fresh angles to see how men, masculinity, and imperial loyalty were understood, experienced, and constructed in the ancient world and in earliest Christianity. The essays present a range of topics: some engage with Acts as a whole as in Steve Walton's chapter on the way Luke-Acts perceives the Roman Empire, while others focus on particular sections, passages, and even certain figures, such as in an Christopher Stroup's analysis of the circumcision of Timothy. Together, the essays provide a tightly woven and deeply textured analysis of Acts. The dialogue form of essay and response will encourage readers to develop their own critiques of the points raised in the collection as a whole.
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Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Philadelphia General Collection BS2625.52 .R433 2017 1 Available 31794003176378

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-174)and indexes.

This book looks at the Acts of the Apostles through two lenses that highlight the two topics of masculinity and politics. Acts is rich in relevant material, whether this be in the range of such characters as the Ethiopian eunuch, Cornelius, Peter and Paul, or in situations such as Timothy's circumcision and Paul's encounters with Roman rulers in different cities. Engaging Acts from these two distinct but related perspectives illuminates features of this book which are otherwise easily missed. These approaches provide fresh angles to see how men, masculinity, and imperial loyalty were understood, experienced, and constructed in the ancient world and in earliest Christianity. The essays present a range of topics: some engage with Acts as a whole as in Steve Walton's chapter on the way Luke-Acts perceives the Roman Empire, while others focus on particular sections, passages, and even certain figures, such as in an Christopher Stroup's analysis of the circumcision of Timothy. Together, the essays provide a tightly woven and deeply textured analysis of Acts. The dialogue form of essay and response will encourage readers to develop their own critiques of the points raised in the collection as a whole.

The language of gender in Acts / Christina Petterson -- Taking the measure of masculinities in Acts / Colleen M. Conway -- Contextualizing masculinity in the book of Acts: Peter and Paul as test cases / Brittany E. Wilson -- Making Jewish men in a Greco-Roman world: masculinity and the circumcision of Timothy in Acts 16.1-5 / Christopher Stroup -- The state they were in: Luke's view of the Roman Empire / Steve Walton -- Who speaks for (or against) Rome? Acts in relation to empire / Matthew L. Skinner -- Paul and Roman law: 'the luck of the draw?' / Bruce W. Winter -- Empowering, empire-ing or engaging? Acts in the discourse of politics: a response / Mikeal C. Parsons -- Turning the empire (oìchouméni) upside down: a response / Barbara Rossling -- Afterword / Matthew L. Skinner.

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