Abuse, power and fearful obedience: reconsidering 1 Peter's commands to wives

"Jennifer G. Bird analyzes the construction of wives' subjectivity in 1 Peter, working primarily with what is referred to as the Haustafel (household code) section and engaging feminist critical questions, postcolonial theory and materialist theory in her analysis. Bird examines the two cr...

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Main Author: Bird, Jennifer G. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London [u.a.] T & T Clark 2011
In: Library of New Testament studies (442)
Year: 2011
Series/Journal:Library of New Testament studies 442
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible. Petrusbrief 1. / Woman / Haustafel
B Bible. Petrusbrief 1.
Further subjects:B Wife abuse Biblical teaching
B Domestic relations Biblical teaching
B Bible. Peter, 1st Feminist criticism
B Thesis
B Bible. Peter, 1st Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Summary:"Jennifer G. Bird analyzes the construction of wives' subjectivity in 1 Peter, working primarily with what is referred to as the Haustafel (household code) section and engaging feminist critical questions, postcolonial theory and materialist theory in her analysis. Bird examines the two crucial labels for understanding Petrine Christian identity--'aliens and refugees' and 'royal priesthood and holy nation'-- and finds them to stand in start contrast with the commands and identity given to wives in the Haustafel section. Similarly, the command to 'honour the Emperor', which immediately precedes the Haustafel, engenders a rich discussion of the text's socio-political implications. The critical engagement of several 'symptomatic irruptions' within the commands to the wives uncovers the abusive dynamic underlying this section of the letter. Finally Bird considers the present-day implications of her study.--Publisher
ISBN:0567427501