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How did early Christians remember Jesus--and how did they develop
their own "Christian" identities and communities? In this
accessible and revelatory book, Greg Carey explores how
transgression contributed to early Christian identity in the
Gospels, Acts, Letters of Paul, and Revelation. Carey examines
Jesus as a friend of sinners, challenger of purity laws,
transgressor of conventional masculine values of his time, and
convicted seditionist. He looks at early Christian communities as
out of step with "respectable" practices of their time. Finally, he
provides examples of contemporary Christians whose faith requires
them to "do the right thing," even when it means violating current
definitions of "respectability.
How did early Christians remember Jesus--and how did they develop
their own ""Christian"" identities and communities? In this
accessible and revelatory book, Greg Carey explores how
transgression contributed to early Christian identity in the
Gospels, Acts, Letters of Paul, and Revelation. Carey examines
Jesus as a friend of sinners, challenger of purity laws,
transgressor of conventional masculine values of his time, and
convicted seditionist. He looks at early Christian communities as
out of step with ""respectable"" practices of their time. Finally,
he provides examples of contemporary Christians whose faith
requires them to ""do the right thing,"" even when it means
violating current definitions of ""respectability.
Greg Carey's guide equips readers to develop their own informed
assessments of Luke's Gospel. The book begins with an inductive
exposition of Luke's singular approach to composing a story about
Jesus, examining its use of Mark, clues to its social setting, and
its distinctive literary strategies. Recognizing that many readers
approach Luke for theological and religious reasons, while many
others do not, a chapter on 'Spirit' addresses Luke's presentation
of the God of Israel, how the Gospel ties salvation to the person
of Jesus, and how the problems of sin and evil find their
resolution in the kingdom of God and in community of those who
follow Jesus. A chapter on 'Practice' examines the Gospel's vision
for human community. While many readers find a revolutionary
message in which women, the poor, Gentiles and sinners find
themselves included and blessed in Luke's Gospel, this volume calls
attention to inconsistencies and tensions within the narrative.
Luke does speak toward inclusion, Carey argues, but not in a
revolutionary way. Could it be that the Gospel promises more than
it delivers? Carey suggests that Luke speaks to people of relative
privilege, challenging them toward mercy and inclusion rather than
toward fundamental social change. An Epilogue reflects upon
contemporary readers of Luke, most of whom enjoy privilege in their
own right, and how they may respond to Luke's story.
Carey presents an introduction to the elements of apocalyptic
discourse in the Hebrew Bible, the intertestamental texts of the
Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, and the Jewish and Christian
apocalyptic texts. He seeks to help modern readers perplexed by the
rampant and somewhat outrageous depiction and interpretation of
apocalyptic literature to see apocalyptic discourse as a flexible
set of resources that early Jews and Christians could employ for a
variety of persuasive tasks. Examining each of the literary works
that exhibit apocalyptic discourse, Carey briefly introduces the
date and language of each text and shows its basic contents. He
examines the particular topics and purposes of the work and
concludes by showing a way to read particular examples of
apocalyptic discourse as a whole in its own setting with its own
purposes.
A number of disciplines aligned under cultural criticism have
changed the shape of contemporary biblical studies not only by
offering new methods but by questioning old goals and proposing new
ones. Soundings in Cultural Criticism offers a collection of
succinct essays in these fields by some of the foremost scholars in
New Testament studies. Questions of historical reconstruction,
textual interpretation, and present cultural deployment are
addressed in an ideal second textbook for New Testament courses.
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