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Behold the Man - Jesus and Greco-Roman Masculinity (Hardcover)
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Behold the Man - Jesus and Greco-Roman Masculinity (Hardcover)
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In this book, Colleen Conway looks at the construction of
masculinity in New Testament depictions of Jesus. She argues that
the New Testament writers necessarily engaged the predominant
gender ideology of the Roman Empire, whether consciously or
unconsciously. Although the notion of what constituted ideal
masculinity in Greek and Roman cultures certainly pre-dated the
Roman Empire, the emergence of the Principate concentrated this
gender ideology on the figure of the emperor. Indeed, critical to
the success of the empire was the portrayal of the emperor as the
ideal man and the Roman citizen as one who aspired to be the same.
Any person who was held up alongside the emperor as another source
of authority would be assessed in terms of the cultural values
represented in this Roman image of the "manly man."
Conway examines a variety of ancient ideas of masculinity, as
found in philosophical discourses, medical treaties, imperial
documents, and ancient inscriptions. Manliness, in these accounts,
was achieved through self-control over passions such as lust,
anger, and greed. It was also gained through manly displays of
courage, the endurance of pain, and death on behalf of others. With
these texts as a starting point, Conway shows how the New Testament
writings approach Jesus' gender identity. From Paul's early letters
to the Gospels and Acts, to the book of Revelation, Christian
writings in the Bible confront the potentially emasculating scandal
of the cross and affirm Jesus as ideally masculine. Conway's study
touches on such themes as the relationship between divinity and
masculinity; the role of the body in relation to gender identity;
and belief in Jesus as a means of achieving amore ideal form of
masculinity. This impeccably researched and highly readable book
reveals the importance of ancient gender ideology for the
interpretation of Christian texts.
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