An Exemplary Man: Cornelius and Characterization in Acts 10 - Couverture souple

Flessen, Bonnie J. J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1610972945 ISBN 13 : 9781610972949

Editeur : Pickwick Publications, 2011

Synopsis

While most scholars focus on the character of Cornelius as a model Gentile, Bonnie Flessen argues that Cornelius is also a model male figure for Luke's audience. When analyzed closely, the characterization of Cornelius reveals a multifaceted rhetorical strategy regarding both gender and empire. This strategy lifts up a rather surprising portrait of an exemplary man who represents the Roman Empire and yet nevertheless manifests the virtues of submission, piety, and generosity. Flessen also proposes a hermeneutic of masculinity as a means to exegete Acts and other New Testament texts. This critical lens provides interpreters with a way of thinking about gender when female characters are absent or sparse. Although constructs of gender are embedded in texts, interpreters can use recent scholarship on masculinity along with extrabiblical evidence as tools to excavate the contours of the male figure in antiquity.

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À propos de l'auteur

Bonnie J. Flessen is the author of An Exemplary Man: Cornelius and Characterization in Acts 10 (2011) and Frontier Man (2025). She taught as an adjunct instructor at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Her research explores the intersection of masculinity and resistance to the Roman Empire. She can be reached on Instagram.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pickwick Publications
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1610972945
• ISBN 13: 9781610972949
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 206
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