The Literary Construction of the Other in the Acts of the Apostles: Charismatics, the Jews, and Women. By Mitzi J. Smith

In this revision of her doctoral dissertation, Mitzi Smith takes up J. Z. Smith’s theory of otherness and utilizes it as a framework for analysing the construction of internal and external others within the Acts of the Apostles. Her primary interest lies not with the historical relationship between...

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Main Author: Dean, Rebecca (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2014
In: The journal of theological studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 65, Issue: 1, Pages: 217-219
Review of:The literary construction of the other in the Acts of the Apostles (Cambridge : Clarke, 2012) (Dean, Rebecca)
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Summary:In this revision of her doctoral dissertation, Mitzi Smith takes up J. Z. Smith’s theory of otherness and utilizes it as a framework for analysing the construction of internal and external others within the Acts of the Apostles. Her primary interest lies not with the historical relationship between the Apostles and the groups defined as in some way ‘other’, but in the way in which these groups are constructed within the narrative world of the book of Acts. Taking on board J. Z.
ISSN:1477-4607
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jts/flt176