Race in Johns Gospel - Toward an Ethnos-Conscious Approach

Race in John's Gospel: Toward an Ethnos-Conscious Approach offers a reading of the gospel that centers race and ethnicity. Aspects of racialized thinking permeate many of John's stories and dialogs, which adopt, adapt, and finally challenge various aspects of the racial attitudes of its day.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction and Theory

Part I: "This World": Historical-Geographical Race

Chapter 2: Galileans
Chapter 3: Samaritans
Chapter 4: Judeans and Romans

Part II: "From Above": Cosmological Race

Chapter 5: Cosmological Race in Antiquity
Chapter 6: Cosmological Race in John

Conclusion
Epilogue: The Children Of The Children Of God
Appendix: A Comparison of Cosmological Races

About the author

By Andrew Benko

Summary

Race in John's Gospel: Toward an Ethnos-Conscious Approach offers a reading of the gospel that centers race and ethnicity. Aspects of racialized thinking permeate many of John's stories and dialogs, which adopt, adapt, and finally challenge various aspects of the racial attitudes of its day.

Product details

• Authors: Andrew Benko
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781978706187
• ISBN: 978-1-978706-18-7
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Ethnic Studies, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / History & Culture, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Social and cultural history, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General, New Testaments, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General