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Unmanly men : refigurations of masculinity in Luke-Acts / Brittany E. Wilson.
Van Pelt Library BS2589.6.M39 W55 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, Brittany E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Luke--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Acts--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible. Acts.
- Bible. Luke.
- Men in the Bible.
- Masculinity--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600.
- Masculinity.
- Men (Christian theology).
- Masculinity--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 341 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
- Contents:
- Part I Preliminary Sketches: Masculinity in Luke Acts and the Greco-Roman World
- 1 Masculinity in Luke-Acts 13
- The History of Masculinity in Lukan Studies 14
- Luke-Acts and the Intersection of Masculine Mores 24
- Summary 38
- 2 Masculinity in the Greco-Roman World 39
- Men on Top: Masculinity and the Gender Hierarchy 40
- The Body Reflects the Man: Masculinity Embodied 49
- "Mandates" for Manly Men: Power and Self Control 58
- Summary 75
- Part II Portraits of Unmanly Men: Minor Male Characters in Luke-Acts
- 3 Preparing the Way: Zechariah as a Silenced Soon-to-Be Father (Luke 1) 79
- Zechariah in the Birth Narrative and Beyond 82
- The Reversal Begins: Zechariah's "Fall" 83
- An Emasculating Muteness: Zechariah Silenced 89
- The Relegation of Paternal Power: Zechariah's Restoration 105
- Summary 111
- 4 Propagating the Gospel: The Ethiopian Eunuch as an Impotent Power (Acts 8) 113
- The Ethiopian Eunuch and "the End of the Earth" 116
- Neither Male nor Female: The Ethiopian Eunuch as an Unmanly Man 117
- A Lowly "Power": The Ethiopian Eunuch as a Model Man 136
- Summary 148
- Part III Snapshots of Unmanly Men: Central Male Characters in Luke-Acts
- 5 An Out-of-Control Convert: Paul on the Way to Damascus (Acts 9) 153
- An Incapacitating Conversion: Paul Blinded 157
- The Power of God: Paul after His Conversion 172
- Repetitions of God's Power: Paul's Conversion Revisited 180
- Summary 188
- 6 A Crucified Lord: Jesus on the Way to the Cross (Luke 22-23) 190
- Prelude to Crucifixion: Jesus as Fully God and Fully "Man" 192
- Passion and Crucifixion: Jesus' Journey to the Cross 201
- Postlude to Crucifixion: Jesus as the Crucified, Risen Lord 235
- Summary 241.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780199325009
- 0199325006
- OCLC:
- 892895475
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