RT Book
T1 Outsider designations and boundary construction in the New Testament: early Christian communities and the formation of group identity
A1 Trebilco, Paul R. 1958-
LA English
PP Cambridge
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2017
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/100867527X
AB What terms did early Christians use for outsiders? How did they refer to non-members? In this book-length investigation of these questions, Paul Trebilco explores the outsider designations that the early Christians used in the New Testament. He examines a range of terms, including unbelievers, 'outsiders', sinners, Gentiles, Jews, among others. Drawing on insights from social identity theory, sociolinguistics, and the sociology of deviance, he investigates the usage and development of these terms across the New Testament, and also examines how these outsider designations function in boundary construction across several texts. Trebilco's analysis leads to new conclusions about the identity and character of the early Christian movement, the range of relations between early Christians and outsiders, and the theology of particular New Testament authors.
NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Oct 2017)
CN BS2545.I33
SN 9781108291460
K1 Bible : New Testament : Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 Bible
K1 Identification (religion) : Biblical teaching.
K1 Communities : Biblical teaching.
K1 Church history, Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
K1 Church History : Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
K1 Communities : Biblical teaching
K1 Identification (religion) : Biblical teaching
K1 Bible ; New Testament ; Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 Identification (Religion) ; Biblical teaching
K1 Communities ; Biblical teaching
K1 Church history ; Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
DO 10.1017/9781108291460