Biblical Masculinities Foregrounded by Ovidiu Creanga

Biblical Masculinities Foregrounded by Ovidiu Creanga

Biblical Masculinities Foregrounded brings together ten innovative studies on varieties of masculinity evidenced in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and other early Christian writings. A sequel to the 2010 collection, Men and Masculinity in the Hebrew Bible and Beyond, this new volume raises important questions about why the study of biblical masculinities matters, what it contributes to our knowledge of the ancient writers' world as well as to our contemporary world, and which methods adequately attend to that study. The volume is designed as a resource for scholars of both Testaments working from a variety of biblical traditions and ideological perspectives on masculinity. The following studies are offered as companions in the conversation: Yahweh's masculinity in appearances in glory in Exodus and Ezekiel (Alan Hooker); Proverbs' (de)construction of masculinity (Hilary Lipka); Saul's troubled masculinity in 1-2 Samuel (Marcel Macelaru); weeping men in the Torah and the Deuteronomistic history (Milena Kirova); Athaliah's manly rule (Stuart Macwilliam); Joseph of Nazareth as an everyday man (Justin Glessner); being a male disciple in Matthew's 'antitheses' (Hans- Ulrich Weidemann); eunuch masculinity in Matthew's Gospel (Susanna Asikainen); masculinity and circumcision in the first century (Karin Neutel and Matthew Anderson); and Thecla's masculinity in the Acts of Thecla (Peter-Ben Smit). Ovidiu Creanga opens the volume with a critical appraisal of the current state of play in the field, while Martti Nissinen and Bjorn Krondorfer offer closing critical reflections that situate the book's topics within broader debates regarding masculinities in religious studies.

Creanga, Ovidiu: - Ovidiu Creanga is Adjunct Professor of Hebrew Bible at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., and Holocaust Historian at the Claims Conference in New York City, N.Y.

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ISBN 13	9781910928349
ISBN 10	1910928348
Title	Biblical Masculinities Foregrounded
Author	Ovidiu Creanga
Series	Hebrew Bible Monographs
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sheffield Phoenix Press
Year published	2017-10-26
Number of pages	334
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