Ethnic Negotiations

Name: Ethnic Negotiations | The Function of Race and Ethnicity in Acts 16
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The Function of Race and Ethnicity in Acts 16

Eric D. Barreto(Autor*in)

Mohr Siebeck (Verlag)

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Erschienen im November 2010

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Cover
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
Chapter One: Introduction
Race, Ethnicity, and the Acts of the Apostles
Race, Ethnicity, and the Ancient World
Negotiating Ethnicity: A Proposal on Race, Ethnicity, and Acts 16
Chapter Two: Negotiating Race and Ethnicity in the Ancient World: The Challenges of Method and Definition
Excursus: On the Terms "Race" and "Ethnicity"
Previous Efforts in Conceptualizing Ethnicity
A Common Heuristic Division of Critical Inquiry into Race and Ethnicity
Barth's Ascriptive Model
Hutchinson and Smith's Six-fold Criteria of Ethnicity
New Developments in Conceptualizing Ethnicity
Beyond the Primordialist/Instrumentalist Divide: Siân Jones's The Archaeology of Ethnicity
Notions of Hybridity in Postcolonial Theories
A Summary of Implications for a Study of Race and Ethnicity in Acts 16
Ethnicity is a social construction
Ethnicity is a real social factor
Ethnic reasoning characteristically includes elements of both primordial and circumstantial theories
Ethnicities are flexible, even mutable
The elements of ethnic identity are not fixed
Reading Ethnicity in Acts
Ethnic Fictions, Racial Realities
Chapter Three: Negotiating Identities upon Timothy's Body: Circumcision, Multiculturalism, and Jewish Identity (Acts 16:1-5)
A Preliminary Exploration of Acts 16:1-5
Trending Toward Ethnic Discourse: Four Basic Exegetical Approaches
Conzelmann - An Explanation via Rabbinics
Fitzmyer - A Theological Explanation
Johnson - An Apologetic, Cultural Explanation
Cohen - An Ethnic Binary Explanation
Summary
Between Geography and Religion: (Re)defining '???daio? and ?´E????
Judean or Jew?: Defining '???daio?
The Uses of '???daio? in Acts
(1) Naming individuals
(2) 'Io?daio? specified by place
(3) References to the prerogatives and/or possessions of the 'Io?daio?
(4) Pairings between 'Io?daio? and other groups
(5) 'Io?daio? and the political powers
(6) Sites of contestation
(7) Wide ethnic appeals
Ethnic Discourse in Acts 15
Summarizing the Uses of 'Io?daio? in Acts
Diverse Opinions on the Ethnic Functions of Circumcision
Greek or Pagan? Defining ?´E????
Neither Jew nor Hellene but Both? Rereading Acts 16:1-5 as Ethnic Discourse
Chapter Four: Negotiating Ethnic Boundaries as Macedonia Beckons (16:6-15)
Is the Arrival of Christianity in Europe Significant in the Narrative of Acts?
Showing the Way: The Macedonian Dream Vision
Establishing the Local, Colonial Patriotism of Philippi
Lydia's Ambiguous Identities and Her Unexpected Conversion
Cartographical Shifts, Ethnic Transitions
Chapter Five: A Citizen of Rome?: The Negotiation of Paul's Ethnic Identities (16:16-40)
The Narrative Shape of Acts 16:16-40
History of Interpretation
Threats to the Philippian Ethnic Fabric (Acts 16:16-21)
Ethnic Claims and Paul's Defense (Acts 16:35-40)
A Hybrid Claim: Paul's "Roman" Claim
Blurring the Lines: Rereading the Philippian Incidents
Chapter Six: Conclusion: Race and Ethnicity, Exegesis and Theology
Summary of Findings
Implications: The Function of Ethnic Discourse in the Acts of the Apostles
Ethnicity, Religion, and Biblical Studies
The Identity of Paul and His Mission
The Genre of Acts
The Aims of Luke-Acts
Suggestions for Further Research
Bibliography
Race and Ethnicity in Biblical Studies, Ancient Judaism, and Early Christianity
Race and Ethnicity in Related Fields of Study
General Bibliography
Index of Ancient Sources
Old Testament
Apocrypha, Septuagint, and Pseudepigrapha
New Testament
Other Ancient Authors
Index of Modern Authors
Subject Index

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