Honour Not Non-Violence: Retrieving a Concept from the First-Century Context of Christian Marginalisation
It is well-established that “honour/shame” culture was pervasive in first-century Roman Palestine. What is less established is the extent to which the honour/shame culture influences readings of the New Testament. This article argues that the lens of honour/shame radically alters the meaning of New...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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| In: |
Neotestamentica
Year: 2020, Volume: 54, Issue: 2, Pages: 209-222 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Luke
/ Passion
/ God Father
/ Forgiveness
/ Non-violence
/ Honor
/ Shame
/ Israel (Antiquity)
/ Roman Empire
/ Culture
/ Intertextuality
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| IxTheo Classification: | BE Greco-Roman religions HC New Testament TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
| Further subjects: | B
father-forgive
B Shame B biblical passion B Honour B Gospel of Luke B Non-violence |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | It is well-established that “honour/shame” culture was pervasive in first-century Roman Palestine. What is less established is the extent to which the honour/shame culture influences readings of the New Testament. This article argues that the lens of honour/shame radically alters the meaning of New Testament texts typically understood as relating to non-violence. A text from the Gospel of Luke is examined to establish that the cultural context and intertextual cues point to honour and dignity as themes of key verses rather than non-violence. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/neo.2020.0016 |
