Banished from the City: The Exilic Ecclesiology of Luke-Acts
Mark Jeong examines scenes in the New Testament book of Acts where members of the church are banished or exiled from cities. He argues that the author of Luke-Acts presents the church as a community of political exiles, whose exilic way of life is presented as part of following Jesus.
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| Language: | English |
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Tübingen
Mohr Siebeck
2025
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| In: | Year: 2025 |
| Edition: | 1. Aufl. |
| Series/Journal: | Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Greco-Roman Backgrounds B Political Theology B New Testament |
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| Summary: | Mark Jeong examines scenes in the New Testament book of Acts where members of the church are banished or exiled from cities. He argues that the author of Luke-Acts presents the church as a community of political exiles, whose exilic way of life is presented as part of following Jesus. Im vorliegenden Band untersucht Mark Jeong Szenen der neutestamentlichen Apostelgeschichte, in denen Christusgläubige aus ihren Städten verbannt oder vertrieben werden. Dabei wird deutlich, dass der Autor des lukanischen Doppelwerks die Kirche als Gemeinschaft politischer Exilanten darstellt, deren exilische Existenz Teil der Jesus-Nachfolge ist. Mark Jeong examines those scenes in Acts where members of the church are banished, exiled, or displaced from the city. He argues that Luke-Acts presents the church as a community of political exiles who have been exiled or banished from the cities of the Roman Empire. This narrative displacement prompts a response or solution that in Luke-Acts is found in the community itself. Unlike other early Christian texts, which spoke of the church in exile from heaven or awaiting a city to come, Luke-Acts portrays the church itself as this »new city« that becomes a refuge for the displaced believers. Furthermore, exile or homelessness in Luke-Acts is not a problem requiring an otherworldly solution, but a part of the new way of life engendered by the proclamation of the Gospel; it is a core part of following the way of Jesus, who himself is exiled from Nazareth in the Gospel of Luke.Survey of contentsChapter 1. Exile in Greece and Rome1.1 The Goal of Politics1.2 Exile as Political Act1.3 Reimagining a New Kind of Politics1.4 ConclusionChapter 2. Exile in Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity2.1 Exile in the Hebrew Bible and Septuagint2.2 Exile in Philo of Alexandria2.3 Exile in Josephus2.4 Citizenship among Diaspora Jews2.5 Exile in Early Christianity2.6 ConclusionChapter 3. The Church in Exile in Acts3.1 Stephens Speech in Acts 7:1–533.2 Scenes of Exile in Acts3.3 ConclusionChapter 4. Jesus the Exile4.1 Settings in Literary Studies4.2 Hometowns in Ancient Literature4.3 Nazareth as Jesus Patris4.4 The Expulsion of Jesus in Luke 4:16–304.5 Wandering Without a Home4.6 Renouncing Your Family4.7 ConclusionChapter 5. The Church as Polis5.1 The Early Christian Community5.2 Dio Chrysostom and Aelius Aristides5.3 Stasis in Corinth5.4 Civic Language in Acts5.5 The Church as Home5.6 Conclusion5.7 Conclusion6.1 Summary6.2 Implications and Avenues for Further Research Mark Jeong untersucht die Szenen in der Apostelgeschichte, in denen Christusgläubige verbannt, exiliert oder aus der Stadt vertrieben werden. Dabei wird deutlich, dass die Kirche in der Apostelgeschichte als eine Gemeinschaft von politischen Exilanten dargestellt wird, die aus den Städten des Römischen Reiches verbannt oder vertrieben wurden. Im Gegensatz zu anderen frühchristlichen Texten, in denen von der Kirche im himmlischen Exil oder in Erwartung einer zukünftigen Stadt die Rede ist, stellt die Apostelgeschichte die Kirche selbst als diese »neue Stadt« dar, die zu einer Zuflucht für die vertriebenen Gläubigen wird. Das Exil bzw. die Heimatlosigkeit der Glaubenden ist demnach kein Problem, das einer jenseitigen Lösung bedarf, sondern ein Teil der neuen Lebensweise, die durch die Verkündigung des Evangeliums entsteht. Exil und Heimatlosigkeit sind mithinein zentraler Bestandteil der Nachfolge Jesu, der im Lukasevangelium selbst aus Nazareth vertrieben wird.Inhalts+uuml;bersichtChapter 1. Exile in Greece and Rome1.1 The Goal of Politics1.2 Exile as Political Act1.3 Reimagining a New Kind of Politics1.4 ConclusionChapter 2. Exile in Second Temple Judaism and Early Christianity2.1 Exile in the Hebrew Bible and Septuagint2.2 Exile in Philo of Alexandria2.3 Exile in Josephus2.4 Citizenship among Diaspora Jews2.5 Exile in Early Christianity2.6 ConclusionChapter 3. The Church in Exile in Acts3.1 Stephens Speech in Acts 7:1–533.2 Scenes of Exile in Acts3.3 ConclusionChapter 4. Jesus the Exile4.1 Settings in Literary Studies4.2 Hometowns in Ancient Literature4.3 Nazareth as Jesus Patris4.4 The Expulsion of Jesus in Luke 4:16–304.5 Wandering Without a Home4.6 Renouncing Your Family4.7 ConclusionChapter 5. The Church as Polis5.1 The Early Christian Community5.2 Dio Chrysostom and Aelius Aristides5.3 Stasis in Corinth5.4 Civic Language in Acts5.5 The Church as Home5.6 Conclusion5.7 Conclusion6.1 Summary6.2 Implications and Avenues for Further Research |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (190 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 978-3-16-164333-0 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/978-3-16-164333-0 |
