Outsider designations and boundary construction in the New Testament : early Christian communities and the formation of group identity / Paul R. Trebilco, University of Otago, New Zealand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trebilco, Paul R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. New Testament.

Identification (Religion)--Biblical teaching.

Identification (Religion).

Communities--Biblical teaching.

Communities.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Church history--Primitive and early church.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xi, 358 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

What terms did early Christians use for outsiders? How did they refer to non-members? In this book-length investigation of these questions, Paul Trebilco explores the outsider designations that the early Christians used in the New Testament. He examines a range of terms, including unbelievers, 'outsiders', sinners, Gentiles, Jews, among others. Drawing on insights from social identity theory, sociolinguistics, and the sociology of deviance, he investigates the usage and development of these terms across the New Testament, and also examines how these outsider designations function in boundary construction across several texts. Trebilco's analysis leads to new conclusions about the identity and character of the early Christian movement, the range of relations between early Christians and outsiders, and the theology of particular New Testament authors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781108418799

1108418791

OCLC:

986237322