The Spirit and the 'Other' - Social Identity, Ethnicity and Intergroup Reconciliation in Luke-Acts (Paperback, Nippod)

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.

General

Imprint:	T. & T. Clark
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Library of New Testament Studies
Release date:	March 2013
First published:	March 2013
Authors:	Aaron Kuecker
Dimensions:	234 x 160 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	296
Edition:	Nippod
ISBN-13:	978-0-567-24914-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > The Bible > New Testament > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > The Bible > New Testament > General Books > Christianity > The Bible > New Testament
LSN:	0-567-24914-X
Barcode:	9780567249142

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