Identity, memory, and narrative in early Christianity : Peter, Paul, and recategorization in the book of Acts /

Identity, memory, and narrative in early Christianity : Peter, Paul, and recategorization in the book of Acts /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Baker, Coleman A.
Imprint:	Eugene, Or. : Pickwick Publications, c2011.
Description:	xviii, 263 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Paul, -- the Apostle, Saint. Peter, -- the Apostle, Saint. Paul, -- the Apostle, Saint. Peter, -- the Apostle, Saint. Bible. -- Acts -- Criticism, Narrative. Bible. -- Acts. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8454177

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ISBN:	1608995143 9781608995141
Notes:	Revised version of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University, 2010. Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-242) and indexes.
Summary:	Social identity, social memory, and narrative theory intersect in this study of the characterization of Peter and Paul in the book of Acts. Baker argues that the authorial audience's memories of Peter and Paul are reinterpreted as their characters are encountered in the narrative, and as a result, the audience is to understand themselves as united by a superordinate ingroup identity that transcends cultural boundaries. As prototypes of this common identity, the characters of Peter and Paul demonstrate the open, inclusive identity the audience is expected to embrace.

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. A Narrative-Identity Approach to Biblical Interpretation
2. The Historical Context and Narrative World of Luke-Acts
3. The First Narrative Block (1:1-8:1a)
4. The Second Narrative Block (8:1b-12:25)
5. The Third Narrative Block (13:1-19:20)
6. The Fourth Narrative Block (19:21-28:31)
7. Conclusion
Appendix. The Date of the Composition of Luke-Acts
Bibliography
Index of Ancient Sources
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Important Subjects