‘All Things to All People’: 1 Corinthians, Ethnic Flexibility, and Social Identity Theory
Since Judge’s pioneering 1960 monograph on social engagement in early Christian groups there have been a host of further sociological and social-psychological engagements with ancient texts. One relative newcomer to the biblical research discipline is the socio-cognitive engagement of Social Identit...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2021
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| In: |
Currents in biblical research
Year: 2021, Volume: 19, Issue: 3, Pages: 286-307 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Corinthians 1.
/ Bible. Corinthians 1. 9,19-23
/ Social identity
/ Ethnicity
/ Race
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament NCC Social ethics ZB Sociology |
| Further subjects: | B
Gentile
B Psychology B Social Group B particularist B Tajfel B Social Identity Theory B Ethnicity B Race B 1 Corinthians B universalist B Jew B Categorization B socio-cognitive |
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| Summary: | Since Judge’s pioneering 1960 monograph on social engagement in early Christian groups there have been a host of further sociological and social-psychological engagements with ancient texts. One relative newcomer to the biblical research discipline is the socio-cognitive engagement of Social Identity Theory (SIT) and its attendant approaches. This article traces how Social Identity Theory has been applied to the biblical texts, using 1 Corinthians as an exemplary case. We trace the development of social approaches to 1 Corinthians from Theissen’s early engagements through to the current applications of SIT to the text. This is followed by a broad overview of the theory and approaches, along with a brief survey of its application to biblical research, and then 1 Corinthians. Finally, we utilize 1 Cor. 9.19-23 for a brief demonstration of the analytical utility of SIT within the social context of the epistle. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5200 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Currents in biblical research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1476993X21990957 |