Tabitha: The Gazelle of Joppa (Acts 9:36—41)
The article argues that the name Tabitha (Acts 9:36), which means “gazelle,” when read as a metaphor for a proselyte in the Acts narrative, highlights the issue of boundaries in some early Christian communities. It also suggests that Joppa, the town in which Tabitha lived, might be read as a symbol...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
2009
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2009, Volume: 39, Issue: 2, Pages: 77-86 |
Further subjects: | B
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B Tabitha B Proselytes B unclean / clean B Joppa B Metaphor B Acts of the Apostles |
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Summary: | The article argues that the name Tabitha (Acts 9:36), which means “gazelle,” when read as a metaphor for a proselyte in the Acts narrative, highlights the issue of boundaries in some early Christian communities. It also suggests that Joppa, the town in which Tabitha lived, might be read as a symbol of “mixing,” one of the crucial issues in Jewish and Christian self-definition. |
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ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0146107909103881 |