The Spirit and the 'Other'
Social Identity, Ethnicity and Intergroup Reconciliation in Luke-Acts
The Spirit and the 'Other'
Social Identity, Ethnicity and Intergroup Reconciliation in Luke-Acts
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Kuecker uses an artillery of social identity theory to demonstrate that in Luke's narrative the Spirit is the central figure in the formation of a new social identity. In his argumenation Kuecker provides extended exegetical treatments of Luke 1-4 and Acts 1-15. He shows that Luke 1-4 establishes a foundation for Luke's understanding of the relationship between human identity, the Spirit, and the 'other' - especially as it relates to the distribution of in-group benefits beyond group boundaries. With regard to Acts 1-15, Kuecker shows that the Spirit acts whenever human identity is in question in order to transform communities and individuals via the formation of a new social identity.
Kuecker argues that Luke depicts this Spirit-formed social identity as a different way of being human in community, relative to the normative identity processes of other groups in his narrative. This transformed identity produces profound expressions of interethnic reconciliation in Luke-Acts expressed through reformed economic practice, impressive intergroup hospitality, and a reoriented use of ethnic language.
Table of Contents
Abbreviations
Index of Tables
1: The Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts: Tracing the History of Research
2: Social Identity and the 'Other': A Methodological and Historical Overview
3: Expanding the Ethnic Horizon: The Spirit and Allocentric Identity in Luke 1-2
4: Critiquing Defective Identities: Spirit-empowered figures and In-group Bias in Luke 3-4
5: Initiating a Scandal of Universal Particularity: The Spirit in Acts 1-2
6: Consumating a New Identity: The Community Summaries and the Identity-forming Power of a Group
7: Incorporating the 'Other': The Spirit and Superordinate Identity
8: Transcending Identity: The Spirit and Trans-Ethnic Identity in Acts 10-15
9: Conclusion
Bibliography
Product details
| Published | 28 Mar 2013 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 296 |
| ISBN | 9780567249142 |
| Imprint | T&T Clark |
| Dimensions | Not specified |
| Series | The Library of New Testament Studies |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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