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Outsider designations and boundary construction in the New Testament : early Christian communities and the formation of group identity / Paul R. Trebilco, University of Otago, New Zealand

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Trebilco, Paul R.
Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Copyright Date
©2017
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xi, 358 pages ; 24 cm

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 1.1.The Insider/Outsider Distinction -- 1.2.Outsider Designations in New Testament Texts -- 1.3.A Brief Review of Previous Work -- 1.4.Other Introductory Matters -- 1.5.An Outline of This Study -- 2.Methodology: Insights and Perspectives from Other Areas of Study -- 2.1.Insights from Social Identity Theory -- 2.2.Insights from Sociolinguistics: The `Social Dialect' or `Shared Language Repertoire' of a Group -- 2.3.Insights from the Sociology of Deviance -- 2.4.Sense and Reference, Denotation and Connotation -- 2.5.Studying Words -- 2.6.High and Low Boundary Terms -- 2.7.Conclusions -- 3.The Broad Concept of `the Outsiders' and Its Lexicalisation Using a Range of Different Terms -- 3.1.Introduction -- 3.2.An Example of Multiple Designations: 1 Cor 6:1--11 -- 3.3.The Use of a Range of Terms as Outsider Designations in the LXX and in Other Jewish Literature -- 3.4.The Use of a Range of Outsider Designations That Are Not to Be Markedly Distinguished from Each Other -- 3.5.Conclusions and Implications -- 4.Unbelievers: oi απιστoι and Other Terms -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.Context -- 4.3.Paul -- 4.4.The Pastoral Epistles -- 4.5.The Synoptic Gospels -- 4.6.John's Gospel and Epistles -- 4.7.1 Peter -- 4.8.Jude -- 4.9.Revelation -- 4.10.The Apostolic Fathers -- 4.11.Not Believing in ...? -- 4.12.Conclusions -- 5.`The Outsiders': oi εω, oi εωθεv and ιδιωται -- 5.1.`The Outsiders': oi εω and oi εωθεv -- 5.2.The Context -- 5.3.Paul -- 5.4.Mark -- 5.5.Oι εω in 1 Tim 3:7 -- 5.6.`Outsiders' and the Family -- 5.7.Conclusions: oi εω -- 5.8.`The Untrained Outsiders': ιδιωται -- 5.9.Overall Conclusions -- 6.The Sinners: oi αμαρτωλoι -- 6.1.Introduction -- 6.2.Context -- 6.3.The Synoptic Gospels -- 6.4.Paul -- 6.5.The Pastorals -- 6.6.Hebrews -- 6.7.James -- 6.8.1 Peter -- 6.9.Jude -- 6.10.John's Gospel -- 6.11.Conclusions -- 7.The Gentiles: τα εθvη -- 7.1.Introduction -- 7.2.Context -- 7.3.Paul -- 7.4.1 Peter -- 7.5.The Synoptic Gospels and Acts -- 7.6.John's Gospel and Letters -- 7.7.Revelation -- 7.8.Conclusion -- 8.The Jews: oι 'Ioυδαιoι -- 8.1.Introduction -- 8.2.Meaning and Context of Use -- 8.3.The Synoptic Gospels -- 8.4.Paul -- 8.5.Acts -- 8.6.John's Gospel -- 8.7.Revelation -- 8.8.Conclusions -- 9.The Functions of Outsider Designations in 1 Corinthians, Romans and 1 Thessalonians -- 9.1.Introduction -- 9.2.Outsider Designations in 1 Corinthians -- 9.3.Outsider Designations in Romans -- 9.4.Outsider Designations in 1 Thessalonians -- 9.5.Conclusions -- 10.The Functions of Outsider Designations in the Pastoral Epistles and 1 Peter -- 10.1.Introduction -- 10.2.Outsider Designations in the Pastorals -- 10.3.Outsider Designations in 1 Peter -- 10.4.Overall Conclusions -- 11.Conclusions -- 11.1.The Use of Outsider Designations -- 11.2.Wider Conclusions.
Summary
What terms did early Christians use for outsiders? How did they refer to non-members? In this book-length investigation of these questions, Paul Trebilco explores the outsider designations that the early Christians used in the New Testament. He examines a range of terms, including unbelievers, 'outsiders', sinners, Gentiles, Jews, among others. Drawing on insights from social identity theory, sociolinguistics, and the sociology of deviance, he investigates the usage and development of these terms across the New Testament, and also examines how these outsider designations function in boundary construction across several texts. Trebilco's analysis leads to new conclusions about the identity and character of the early Christian movement, the range of relations between early Christians and outsiders, and the theology of particular New Testament authors.
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9781108418799 hardcover alkaline paper
1108418791 hardcover alkaline paper
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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