The Spirit and the 'Other' : Social Identity, Ethnicity and Intergroup Reconciliation in Luke-Acts Paperback / softback
by Dr Aaron (Trinity Christian College, USA) Kuecker
Part of the The Library of New Testament Studies series
Paperback / softback
Description
Kuecker uses an artillery of social identity theory to demonstrate that in Luke's narrative the Spirit is the central figure in the formation of a new social identity.
In his argumenation Kuecker provides extended exegetical treatments of Luke 1-4 and Acts 1-15.
He shows that Luke 1-4 establishes a foundation for Luke's understanding of the relationship between human identity, the Spirit, and the 'other' - especially as it relates to the distribution of in-group benefits beyond group boundaries.
With regard to Acts 1-15, Kuecker shows that the Spirit acts whenever human identity is in question in order to transform communities and individuals via the formation of a new social identity. Kuecker argues that Luke depicts this Spirit-formed social identity as a different way of being human in community, relative to the normative identity processes of other groups in his narrative.
This transformed identity produces profound expressions of interethnic reconciliation in Luke-Acts expressed through reformed economic practice, impressive intergroup hospitality, and a reoriented use of ethnic language.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:28/03/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780567249142
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:296 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:28/03/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9780567249142
