Slavery, gender, truth, and power in Luke-Acts and other ancient narratives. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Christy Cobb.
• Authors: Cobb, Christy
• Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction: (Re)Turning to Truth a. Dialogic Partners i. Bakhtin and Narratology ii. Slavery and Truth iii. Feminism b. Returning to Luke-Acts c. Other Ancient Narratives d. Dialogic Voices in Luke-Acts: Women and Slaves i. Women in Luke ii. Women in Acts iii. Slaves/Slavery in Luke-Acts iv. Luke's Three Slave-Girls e. Outline for the Project Chapter 2: Theoretical Foundations: Bakhtin and Narratology a. Bakhtin and Biblical Narrative b. Bakhtinian Genre: Menippea and Novels c. Bakhtinian Perspectives within a Novel i. The Role of the Author ii. Outsidedness versus Insideness iii. Point of View or Focalization d. Multivoicedness of the Novel: Polyphony and Dialogism e. A Topsy-Turvy World: Bakhtin's Concept of Carnival f. Intertextuality and Feminist Dialogics i. Intertextuality ii. Feminist Dialogics iii. Other Feminist Uses of Bakhtinian Theory Chapter 3: The Slave-Girl Who Sees: Luke 22:47-62 a. Discipleship in Luke b. Setting the Scene: Luke 22:47-62 c. 'Now I am what I have come to be': Callirhoe-as-Slave in Chariton's Chaereas and Callirhoe d. Examining the Scene: The Role of the Slave-Girl in Luke 22:47-62 i. The Gaze of the Slave-Girl ii. The Light of the Slave-Girl iii. The Statement of the Slave-Girl iv. Statements in Support of the Slave's Truth e. Conclusion: Truth is in the Eye of the Female Slave Chapter 4: The Slave-Girl Who Answers: Acts 12:12-19 a. Acts 12: A Humorous Novella with a Purpose b. A Rose by Any Other Name: Rhoda's Role in Acts 12:12-19 c. Euclia, the Tortured Truth-Teller d. Every Rose has Its Thorn: Rhoda in Scholarly Conversation i. Rhoda Subverts Hierarchies ii. Rhoda Sustains Hierarchies e. Conclusion: Rhoda's Dialogic Purpose in Acts 12 Acts, rendering her role a necessary part of the narrative of Acts. Chapter 5: The Girl Who Prophesies: Acts 16:17-18 a. Lydia and the Slave-Girl: Perspectives of an 'Insider' and an 'Outsider' i. Lydia: 'Inside the Pauline Circle ii. The Outsider: A Prophesying, Truth-Telling Slave-Girl b. The Slave-Girl's Prophecy: The Truth about Paul and Silas c. Leucippe: A Free Elite Woman Treated as a Slave d. Conclusion: The Prophesying Python Conclusion: When Truth Equals Freedom.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 226.4/07; Slavery in the Bible; Women in the Bible; RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts; RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament; Electronic books; Criticism and interpretation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030056896; 3030056899
• Related ISBNs: 9783030056889
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 28, 2019).
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