Abuse, power and fearful obedience : reconsidering 1 Peter's commands to wives /: reconsidering 1 Peter's commands to wives. (2011)
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- Title:
- Abuse, power and fearful obedience : reconsidering 1 Peter's commands to wives /: reconsidering 1 Peter's commands to wives. (2011)
- Main Title:
- Abuse, power and fearful obedience : reconsidering 1 Peter's commands to wives
- Further Information:
- Note: Jennifer G. Bird.
- Authors:
- Bird, Jennifer G
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; 1. LAYING THE FOUNDATION: A HISTORY OF THE SCHOLARSHIP; State of 1 Peter Studies; Early Scholarship; Post-1981 Scholarship; General Haustafel Studies; Origin of the Form; Delineation of the New Testament Haustafeln; Sources for this Construct; Uniqueness of 1 Peter's Haustafel; Address Directed Toward Slaves and Wives; Reference to Sarah; Cultural Significance -- imperial Pawns?; Conclusion; 2. A NEW METHODOLOGY; Introduction; Feminist Studies; Representation: Speaking for and Standing in; Essentialism and "Othering"; Language/Discourse; Power. Sex and PowerFeminist Summary; Postcolonial Studies; Can we do "Postcolonial" Studies on Ancient Texts?; Representation; Mimicry; Language and Power; Bodies and Sex; Economic Issues; Postcolonial Summary; Materialist Concerns; Creation of Knowledge; Construction of Subjects; Materialist Summary; Weaving the Threads; 3. READING THE RHETORIC; Introduction; "Aliens and Strangers" or "Immigrants and Refugees"?; Royal Priesthood and Holy Nation; Of Priesthoods and Nations; Ambivalent Mimicry; Materiality of Metaphors; ""Honor the Emperor"; Kyriarchal Presuppositions; Encouraging Collusion. 2.13-17 as a preface to the HaustafelConclusion: The Religio-Political Preface to the Household Code; 4. COMPONENTS OF COLLUSION; Introduction; Review of Haustafeln Background; Symptomatic Irruptions; Slaves and Wives; Husbands; Households in Empire; 1 Peter's Haustafel as Ambivalent Mimicry; SymbolicCover; Contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; 1. LAYING THE FOUNDATION: A HISTORY OF THE SCHOLARSHIP; State of 1 Peter Studies; Early Scholarship; Post-1981 Scholarship; General Haustafel Studies; Origin of the Form; Delineation of the New Testament Haustafeln; Sources for this Construct; Uniqueness of 1 Peter's Haustafel; Address Directed Toward Slaves and Wives; Reference to Sarah; Cultural Significance -- imperial Pawns?; Conclusion; 2. A NEW METHODOLOGY; Introduction; Feminist Studies; Representation: Speaking for and Standing in; Essentialism and "Othering"; Language/Discourse; Power. Sex and PowerFeminist Summary; Postcolonial Studies; Can we do "Postcolonial" Studies on Ancient Texts?; Representation; Mimicry; Language and Power; Bodies and Sex; Economic Issues; Postcolonial Summary; Materialist Concerns; Creation of Knowledge; Construction of Subjects; Materialist Summary; Weaving the Threads; 3. READING THE RHETORIC; Introduction; "Aliens and Strangers" or "Immigrants and Refugees"?; Royal Priesthood and Holy Nation; Of Priesthoods and Nations; Ambivalent Mimicry; Materiality of Metaphors; ""Honor the Emperor"; Kyriarchal Presuppositions; Encouraging Collusion. 2.13-17 as a preface to the HaustafelConclusion: The Religio-Political Preface to the Household Code; 4. COMPONENTS OF COLLUSION; Introduction; Review of Haustafeln Background; Symptomatic Irruptions; Slaves and Wives; Husbands; Households in Empire; 1 Peter's Haustafel as Ambivalent Mimicry; Symbolic Dominating Power of Author over Recipients; Adapted Household Code -- Subversive or Collusionary?; Canonizing Collusion; 5. DAUGHTERS OF SARAH: FEAR-FULL SUBJECTS INDEED; Introduction; What Can She Know?; Creating Knowledge in 1 Peter; Daughter of Sarah; What Can She Do? Conclusion: Subject as 1 Peter Constructs6. CONCLUSION; Précis of Findings; Texts and their Subjects; The Next Step; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Sources; Index of Modern Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- New York : T & T Clark International
- Publication Date:
- 2011
- Copyright Date:
- 2011
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (179 pages)
- Subjects:
- 227.9206
Wife abuse -- Biblical teaching
Domestic relations -- Biblical teaching
RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- New Testament
RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Paul's Letters
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General
Domestic relations -- Biblical teaching
Feminist criticism
Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9780567038432
0567038432 - Related ISBNs:
- 9780567213495
0567213498 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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