Jesus the Samaritan: ethnic labeling in the Gospel of John
Surveying Jesus's ethnic incarnation -- Ethnicity and labeling -- Naming narratives -- Labeling an ethnic Jesus -- Ethnic assessments in the Gospel of John.
| Summary: | Surveying Jesus's ethnic incarnation -- Ethnicity and labeling -- Naming narratives -- Labeling an ethnic Jesus -- Ethnic assessments in the Gospel of John. "In Jesus the Samaritan: Ethnic Labelling in the Gospel of John, Stewart Penwell examines how ethnic labels function in the Gospel of John. After a review of the discourse history between "the Jews" and "the Samaritans," the dual ethnic labelling in John 4:9 and 8:48 are examined and, in each instance, members from "the Jews" and "the Samaritans" label Jesus as a member of each other's group for deviating from what were deemed acceptable practices as a member of "the Jews." The intra-textual links between John 4 and 8 reveal that the function of Jesus's dual ethnic labelling is to establish a new pattern of practices and categories for the "children of God" (1:12; 11:52) who are a trans-ethnic group united in fictive kinship and embedded within the Judean ethnic group's cultural traditions"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004390693 |