Community-- identity construction in Galatians [[electronic resource] ] : exegetical, social-anthropological, and socio-historical studies / / Atsuhiro Asano

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461164603321
• Autore: Asano Atsuhiro <1960->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark International, 2005
• ISBN: 1-283-19240-3; 9786613192400; 0-567-07732-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Collana: Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; v. 285
• Disciplina: 227.4067
• Soggetti: Sociology, Biblical; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I: COMMUNITY-IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION: A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND ANALOGICAL CASE; CHAPTER 1: FRAMEWORK of IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; CHAPTER 2: KANZO UCHIMURA AND HIS MUKYOKAI: AN EXAMINATION OF ITS COMMUNITY-IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; PART II: THE CONTEXT OF IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION IN THE GALATIAN COMMUNITY; CHAPTER 3: PAUL AND INSTRUMENTAL MODE OF COMMUNITY-IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; CHAPTER 4: JEWISH IDEAS OF GENTILE INCORPORATION IN THE SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD; CHAPTER 5: CONFLICTS IN JERUSALEM AND IN ANTIOCH AS THE CONTEXT FOR IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION IN THE GALATIAN COMMUNITY (GALATIANSPART III: PATTERNS O F COMMUNITY-IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION IN THE GALATIAN COMMUNITY; CHAPTER 6: THE RECREATION OF WORLDVIEW (GALATIANS 4.21-31): REMAKING THE TRADITION OF ABRAHAMIC INHERITANCE; CHAPTER 7: THE DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION OF TRIPLE-COUPLETS IN PAUL'S BAPTISMAL LITURGICAL SAYING (GALATIANS 3.27-28); CHAPTER 8: COMMUNAL POSSESSION OF A RELIGIOUS WRITING: PAUL'S LETTER AS A ; LOCUS OF COMMUNITY-IDENTITY; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Terms; Index of Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: The issue of community-identity construction in Galatians is considered using two methods: first, by applying anthropological theories to the mechanism and natures of community-identity and its construction, and second, by comparing the Galatian community with another minority religious community. Asano argues that Paul's effort at identity construction is partially conditioned by his self-awareness as an autonomous apostle and by the external pressures of the significant groups elsewhere. Paul's conflict, depicted in Galatians 2 and projected upon the Galatian situation, is understood as a co