Not God''s People - Insiders and Outsiders in the Biblical World

Informationen zum Autor Lawrence M. Wills is professor of Biblical studies at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, MA. Among his books are Jewish Novels: An Anthology and The Quest of the Historical Gospel: Mark, John, and the Origins of the Gospel Genre. Klappentext Using an array of biblical texts from both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, Not God's People explores how ancient Jews and Christians created their own identity in relation to others. The book analyzes how biblical texts define 'us' and 'them,' how these texts differ in the way they define group identity, and how this process continues to be re-created by Jews and Christians today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Chapter One: Introduction Chapter 3 Chapter Two: The Beginning of Difference and the Origin of Others in the Hebrew Bible Chapter 4 Chapter Three: The Redefinition of We and Other in Ezra-Nehemiah Chapter 5 Chapter Four: Judaism and Hellenism in 1 and 2 Maccabees Chapter 6 Chapter Five: "Scribes and Pharisees, Hypocrites!" in the Gospel of Matthew Chapter 7 Chapter Six: The Jews in the Gospel of John Chapter 8 Chapter Seven: Jew and Gentile as Other in Paul Chapter 9 Chapter Eight: The Other in the Acts of the Apostles Chapter 10 Chapter Nine: Conclusion Chapter 11 Appendix: Theorems for the Analysis of the Other

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence M. Wills, Wills Lawrence M.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.05.2008
• EAN: 9780742562493
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-6249-3
• No. of pages: 268
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Religion in the Modern World; Religion in the Modern World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; comparative religion, RELIGION / Comparative Religion