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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813362003321

Autore

Robinson Brian J (Adjunct Faculty Member)

Titolo

Being subordinate men : Paul's rhetoric of gender and power in 1 Corinthians / / Brian J. Robinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-9787-0334-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 pages)

Disciplina

227.206

Soggetti

Masculinity - Biblical teaching

Masculinity in the Bible

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One. Uncovering Paul's Body -- Chapter Two. The Body, Masculinity, and Power -- Chapter Three. Reconstructed Masculinity -- Chapter Four. Paul's Subordinate Masculinity -- Chapter Five. Manifestations of Subordinate Masculinity in Paraenesis -- Chapter Six. Summary and Test of the Argument -- Bibliography -- Subject Index -- Author Index -- Ancient Sources -- About the Author.

Sommario/riassunto

Being Subordinate Men offers a gender critical examination of Paul's use of gender and power in the argument of 1 Corinthians, showing that the apostle consistently undermines first-century Roman norms of masculinity.