RT Article
T1 Honour Not Non-Violence: Retrieving a Concept from the First-Century Context of Christian Marginalisation
JF Neotestamentica
VO 54
IS 2
SP 209
OP 222
A1 Brown, Alease A.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1752817311
AB 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.
K1 Gospel of Luke
K1 biblical passion
K1 father-forgive
K1 Honour
K1 Non-violence
K1 Shame
DO 10.1353/neo.2020.0016