The ethnic-religious identity of the Ethiopian in Acts 8:26-40 : echoic allusion, culture, and narrative / Jongmun Jung.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jung, Jongmun, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethiopia--In the Bible.

Ethiopia.

Bible. Acts VIII, 26-40--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Eunuchs--Religious aspects.

Eunuchs.

Ethnicity in the Bible.

Allusions in the Bible.

Physical Description:

xvi, 180 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock, [2024].

Summary:

"This work examines the background of the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8:26-40. For a comprehensive study, it utilizes echoic allusion, cultural background, and narrative criticism. It explores the textual tradition of Deut 23:1-8 in Jewish literature, with a particular focus on Isaiah's inclusive presentation of "eunuchs" and "foreigners" in contrast to the Deuteronomy stipulation for the assembly of the Lord. This work also explores the ancient practice of castration, the Jewish exiles in Elephantine, and Jewish pilgrimage to reconstruct the cultural background of the Ethiopian eunuch. Additionally, it focuses on Luke's authorial role in presenting the gospel's geographic, ethnic, and religious expansion to identify the Ethiopian's ethnic and religious identity in the narrative development of the three trajectories. The conclusion drawn is that the Ethiopian eunuch cannot be identified as an uncircumcised gentile. Instead, he is more like an African man of Jewish descent, included in the Abrahamic covenant but excluded from the cultic setting of worship in the temple." -- Page 4 of cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-180).

ISBN:

9798385214631

9798385214624

8385214623

9788385214625

OCLC:

1439312245

Publisher Number:

90100105424