The Christians Who Became Jews : Acts of the Apostles and Ethnicity in the Roman City
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| Title: | The Christians Who Became Jews : Acts of the Apostles and Ethnicity in the Roman City |
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| Description: | A fresh look at Acts of the Apostles and its depiction of Jewish identity within the larger Roman era When considering Jewish identity in Acts of the Apostles, scholars have often emphasized Jewish and Christian religious difference, an emphasis that masks the intersections of civic, ethnic, and religious identifications in antiquity. Christopher Stroup's innovative work explores the depiction of Jewish and Christian identity by analyzing ethnicity within a broader material and epigraphic context. Examining Acts through a new lens, he shows that the text presents Jews and Jewish identity in multiple, complex ways, in order to legitimate the Jewishness of Christians. |
| Authors: | Christopher Stroup |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Jews--Identity--Biblical teaching, Jews in the New Testament, Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 |
| Categories: | RELIGION / Biblical Biography / New Testament, RELIGION / Christian Church / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | A fresh look at Acts of the Apostles and its depiction of Jewish identity within the larger Roman era When considering Jewish identity in Acts of the Apostles, scholars have often emphasized Jewish and Christian religious difference, an emphasis that masks the intersections of civic, ethnic, and religious identifications in antiquity. Christopher Stroup's innovative work explores the depiction of Jewish and Christian identity by analyzing ethnicity within a broader material and epigraphic context. Examining Acts through a new lens, he shows that the text presents Jews and Jewish identity in multiple, complex ways, in order to legitimate the Jewishness of Christians. |
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| ISBN: | 9780300247893 9780300252187 |
