The Spirit and the 'other'
Subtitle: social identity, ethnicity and intergroup reconciliation in Luke-Acts
By: Aaron Kuecker
Series: Library of New Testament studies -- 444; T & T Clark library of biblical studies; Library of New Testament studies -- 444.; T & T Clark library of biblical studies
Publisher: T & T Clark International; T&T Clark
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780567235701
Subjects: Bible; Identification (Religion); Criticism, interpretation; Religious aspects; Conflict management; Christianity; Ethnicity in the Bible; Holy Spirit; Group identity; Biblical teaching
Description: "Aaron J. Kuecker draws on resources from social identity theory to demonstrate that in Luke's narrative the Spirit is the central figure in the formation of a new social identity. In his argumentation Kuecker provides extended exegetical treatments of Luke 1-4 and Acts 1-15. He shows that Luke 1-4 establishes a foundation for Luke's understanding of the relationship between human identity, the Spirit, and the 'other'--especially as it relates to the distribution of in-group benefits beyond group boundaries. With regard to Acts 1-15, Kuecker shows that the Spirit acts whenever human identity is in question in order to transform communities and individuals via the formation of a new social identity.... This transformed identity produces profound expressions of interethnic reconciliation in Luke-Acts expressed through reformed economic practice, impressive intergroup hospitality, and a reoriented use of ethnic language"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: "A Continuum imprint"--T.p. verso.

Revised version of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--St. Mary's College, University of St. Andrews, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-253) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The Holy Spirit in Luke-Acts : tracing the history of research --; title: Social identity and the "other" : a methodological and historical overview --; title: Expanding the ethnic horizon : the Spirit and allocentric identity in Luke 1-2 --; title: Critiquing defective identities : Spirit-empowered figures and in-group bias in Luke 3-4 --; title: Initiating a scandal of universal particularity : the Spirit in Acts 1-2 --; title: Consummating a new identity : the community summaries and the identity-forming power of a group --; title: Incorporating the "other" : the Spirit and superordinate identity in Acts 6-9 --; title: Transcending ethnicity : the Spirit and trans-ethnic identity in Acts 10-15 --; title: Conclusion.