The Literary Construction of the Other in the Acts of the Apostles

The Literary Construction of the Other in the Acts of the Apostles
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 187
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ISBN-10 : 9781608993840
ISBN-13 : 1608993841
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Book Synopsis The Literary Construction of the Other in the Acts of the Apostles by : Mitzi J. Smith

Download or read book The Literary Construction of the Other in the Acts of the Apostles written by Mitzi J. Smith and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too often the negative characterization of "others" in the biblical text is applied to groups and persons beyond the text whom we wish to define as the Other. Otherness is a synthetic and political social construct that allows us to create and maintain boundaries between "them" and "us." The other that is too similar to us is most problematic. This book demonstrates how proximate characters are constructed as the Other in the Acts of the Apostles. Charismatics, Jews, and women are proximate others who are constructed as the external and internal Other.


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