Ethnic Stereotypes And The Letters Of P

Name: Ethnic Stereotypes And The Letters Of P
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Ethnic Stereotypes and the Letters of PaulHistory and Reception\nAuthor(s): Matthijs den Dulk\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781009718103, 978-1009718103\nSynopsis\nDo Paul's letters draw on ethnic stereotypes? Did they influence how ethnic and racial outsiders were viewed in later eras? In this volume, Matthijs den Dulk offers a series of case studies that analyze different ways in which ethnic stereotypes were used or exerted influence on Pauline writings. Informed by recent empirical research on the impact of stereotypes, Den Dulk shows that paying attention to ancient stereotypes about Galatians, Corinthians, Scythians, Cretans and other groups sheds significant new light on the context, composition and content of Paul's letters. Den Dulk's exegetical argument integrates analyses of the history of interpretation, which demonstrate that Paul's letters were used to support modern conceptions .