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Identity, memory, and narrative in early Christianity : Peter, Paul, and recategorization in the book of Acts / Coleman A. Baker.
Van Pelt Library BS2625.52 .B35 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baker, Coleman A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Acts--Criticism, Narrative.
- Bible.
- Paul, the Apostle, Saint.
- Paul.
- Peter, the Apostle, Saint.
- Peter.
- Bible. Acts.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 263 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Eugene, Or. : Pickwick Publications, [2011]
- 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.
- Contents:
- A narrative-identity approach to biblical interpretation
- The historical context and narrative world of Luke-Acts
- The first narrative block (1:1-8:1a)
- The second narrative block (8:1b-12:25)
- The third narrative block (13:1-19:20)
- The fourth narrative block (19:21-28:31)
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Revised version of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, 2010.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-242) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1608995143
- 9781608995141
- OCLC:
- 733230312
- Publisher Number:
- 99949503196
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