Identity, memory, and narrative in early Christianity: Peter, Paul, and recategorization in the book of Acts
Social identity, social memory, and narrative theory intersect in this study of the characterization of Peter and Paul in the book of Acts. Baker argues that the authorial audience's memories of Peter and Paul are reinterpreted as their characters are encountered in the narrative, and as a resu...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Eugene, Or.
Pickwick Publications
2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Reviews: | , in: CBQ 76 (2014) 128-129 (Béchard, Dean P.) [Rezension von: BAKER, COLEMAN A., Identity, Memory, and Narrative in Early Christianity: Peter, Paul, and Recategorization in the Book of Acts] (2014) (Bechard, Dean Philip, 1959 -) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Peter Apostle
/ Paul Apostle
/ Acts of the Apostles
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Socio-historical exegesis
B Peter the Apostle, Saint B Narrative theory B Paul the Apostle, Saint B Memory B Bible. Acts Criticism, Narrative B Identity |
| Summary: | Social identity, social memory, and narrative theory intersect in this study of the characterization of Peter and Paul in the book of Acts. Baker argues that the authorial audience's memories of Peter and Paul are reinterpreted as their characters are encountered in the narrative, and as a result, the audience is to understand themselves as united by a superordinate ingroup identity that transcends cultural boundaries. As prototypes of this common identity, the characters of Peter and Paul demonstrate the open, inclusive identity the audience is expected to embrace |
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| Item Description: | Revised version of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, 2010. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-242) and indexes Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:c2011 |
| ISBN: | 1608995143 |