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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      October 2017
      October 2017
      ISBN:
      9781108291460
      9781108418799
      9781108408141
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108291460
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.68kg, 366 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.558kg, 372 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Ancient History, Classical Studies, Biblical Studies - New Testament, Religion
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    Subjects:
    Ancient History, Classical Studies, Biblical Studies - New Testament, Religion
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    What terms did early Christians use for outsiders? How did they refer to non-members? In this book-length investigation of these questions, Paul Trebilco explores the outsider designations that the early Christians used in the New Testament. He examines a range of terms, including unbelievers, 'outsiders', sinners, Gentiles, Jews, among others. Drawing on insights from social identity theory, sociolinguistics, and the sociology of deviance, he investigates the usage and development of these terms across the New Testament, and also examines how these outsider designations function in boundary construction across several texts. Trebilco's analysis leads to new conclusions about the identity and character of the early Christian movement, the range of relations between early Christians and outsiders, and the theology of particular New Testament authors.

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    'Scholars, pastors, and students interested in the social context and identity formation of the early church will certainly benefit from Trebilco’s labors.'

    David M. Shaw Source: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

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