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Outsider Designations and Boundary Construction in the New Testament

Outsider Designations and Boundary Construction in the New Testament Early Christian Communities and the Formation of Group Identity

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Publisher's Synopsis

What terms did early Christians use for outsiders? How did they refer to non-members? In this book-length investigation of these questions, Paul Trebilco explores the outsider designations that the early Christians used in the New Testament. He examines a range of terms, including unbelievers, 'outsiders', sinners, Gentiles, Jews, among others. Drawing on insights from social identity theory, sociolinguistics, and the sociology of deviance, he investigates the usage and development of these terms across the New Testament, and also examines how these outsider designations function in boundary construction across several texts. Trebilco's analysis leads to new conclusions about the identity and character of the early Christian movement, the range of relations between early Christians and outsiders, and the theology of particular New Testament authors.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781108418799
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 225.6
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 366
Weight: 68g
Height: 161mm
Width: 235mm
Spine width: 30mm