Overvaluing the Stigma: An Example of Self-Stigmatization in the Jesus Movement (Q 14:26—27; 17:33)
This article tries to show the usefulness of social-scientific models for interpreting biblical texts. The Sociology of Knowledge can help Historical Criticism build a framework in which to locate the data recovered by textual, formal, literary, and narrative criticism. Thus, merging both sciences,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2004
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2004, Volume: 34, Issue: 4, Pages: 161-166 |
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| Summary: | This article tries to show the usefulness of social-scientific models for interpreting biblical texts. The Sociology of Knowledge can help Historical Criticism build a framework in which to locate the data recovered by textual, formal, literary, and narrative criticism. Thus, merging both sciences, social and exegetical, we can get a better knowledge of the beginnings of Christianity. A model called “self-stigmatization” is described to illustrate how a charismatic leader unmasks social interests, legitimizes, and establishes a new social structure by taking on negative values or behaviors and converting them into positive ones. This model can be observed in the three sayings contained in Q 14:26—27; 17:33 about “rejecting family,” “carrying the cross,” and “turning life upside down.” |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/01461079040340040401 |