Aliens and sojourners: self as other in early Christianity
Introduction: Aliens, Christians, and the rhetoric of identity -- Citizens and aliens -- Going to Jesus "outside the camp" : alien identity in Hebrews -- Outsiders by virtue of outdoing : the Epistle to Diognetus -- Foreign countries and alien assets in the Shepherd of Hermas -- Strangers...
Summary: | Introduction: Aliens, Christians, and the rhetoric of identity -- Citizens and aliens -- Going to Jesus "outside the camp" : alien identity in Hebrews -- Outsiders by virtue of outdoing : the Epistle to Diognetus -- Foreign countries and alien assets in the Shepherd of Hermas -- Strangers and soteriology in the Apocryphon of James |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 0812241568 |