Spirit and the 'other' : social identity, ethnicity and intergroup reconciliation in Luke-Acts / Aaron J. Kuecker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuecker, Aaron.

Series:

Library of New Testament studies ; 444.

T & T Clark library of biblical studies

Library of New Testament studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Luke--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Acts--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible. Acts.

Bible. Luke.

Holy Spirit--Biblical teaching.

Holy Spirit.

Group identity--Religious aspects.

Group identity.

Ethnicity in the Bible.

Identification (Religion)--Biblical teaching.

Identification (Religion).

Conflict management--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Conflict management.

Physical Description:

xii, 277 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T&T Clark International, 2011.

Summary:

"Aaron J. Kuecker draws on resources from social identity theory to demonstrate that in Luke's narrative the Spirit is the central figure in the formation of a new social identity. In his argumentation Kuecker provides extended exegetical treatments of Luke 1-4 and Acts 1-15. He shows that Luke 1-4 establishes a foundation for Luke's understanding of the relationship between human identity, the Spirit, and the 'other' -- especially as it relates to the distribution of in-group benefits beyond group boundaries. With regard to Acts 1-15, Kuecker shows that the Spirit acts whenever human identity is in question in order to transform communities and individuals via the formation of a new identiy. This transformed identity produces profound expressions of interethnic reconciliation in Luke-Acts expressed through reformed economic practice, impressive intergroup hospitality, and a reoriented use of ethnic language." (back cover)

Contents:

The Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts : tracing the history of research

Social identity and the "other" : a methodological and historical overview

Expanding the ethnic horizon : the Spirit and allocentric identity in Luke 1-2

Critiquing defective identities : Spirit-empowered figures and in-group bias in Luke 3-4

Initiating a scandal of universal particularity : the Spirit in Acts 1-2

Consummating a new identity : the community summaries and the identity-forming power of a group

Incorporating the "other" : the Spirit and superordinate identity in Acts 6-9

Transcending ethnicity : the Spirit and trans-ethnic identity in Acts 10-15

Conclusion.

Notes:

Revised version of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--St. Mary's College, University of St. Andrews, 2008.

"A Continuum imprint"

Includes bibliographical references (pages [232]-253) and indexes.

ISBN:

9780567235701

056723570X

OCLC:

657604551