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Zusatztext Sechrest's book raises important questions of race and religion in the ancient Greek world, contributing to theological and social debates relevant within and beyond the academy. Informationen zum Autor Love Sechrest, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, USA Vorwort Sechrest describes Pauline Christianity as a nascent ancient racial group, drawing on a Jewish understanding of race in Second Temple Judaism. Zusammenfassung Describes Pauline Christianity as a nascent ancient racial group, drawing on a Jewish understanding of race in Second Temple Judaism. With analysis of nearly five thousand Jewish and non-Jewish passages about identity from around the turn of the era, this title presents models that describe ancient Greek and Jewish ethnic and racial identity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: "The Third Race" and Pauline Studies A. Race, Ethnicity, and NT Scholarship B. Studying Race and Ethnicity Part 1 - Models of Racial and Ethnic Identity Chapter 2: Race and Ethnicity in Modernity A. The Modern Idea of Race B. Ethnicity in Late 20th Century Scholarship C. Models of Race and Ethnicity D. Focal Images Chapter 3: Race and Ethnicity in Antiquity A. Etymology of Race and Ethnicity B. Race and Ethnicity in non-Jewish, Jewish, and Christian Authors C. Greek and Jewish Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity D. Ethnicity and Race: Ancient and Modern Perspectives Part 2 - The Racial Character of Pauline Christianity Chapter 4: Paul's Self-Identity and Relational Matrix A. Community and Kinship in Paul B. Paul's Self-Identity and Group Affiliation C. A Former Jew Chapter 5: The Dialectics of Christian Racial Identity A. Eschatological Criteria B. Eschatological Indicia C. Eschatological Relationships D. Continuity and Discontinuity in Paul Conclusion Chapter 6: Scandal and Opportunity in Racial Christianity A. Paul and Daniel Boyarin's A Radical Jew B. Paul and Brad Braxton's No Longer Slaves ...
