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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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