Destabilizing Masculinity: Paul in the Book of Acts and Beyond

Wilson, Brittany E.

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“…On the contrary, the Christians show themselves to be exempla of the very practices the imperial order seeks (less than successfully) to foster. (D'Angelo 2002:68) 2.Although this list is not exclusive, a few studies that do examine Acts through the lens of masculinity are D'Angelo (2002,2003), Flessen (2011), Penner andStichele (2004, 2007) and Wilson (2015aWilson ( , 2015b.…”

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We’ll make a man out of you yet: The masculinity of Peter in the book of Acts

Stewart

2016

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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According to scholars of masculinity studies, manhood is won or lost through the performance of gender-based expectations. In any given culture, masculinities exist in hierarchal relationships. The author of the book of Acts shows Peter demonstrating elite masculine performances in the narrative of Acts. Through Peter’s self-control, and the lack of self-control on the part of those who oppose him, his persuasive, public speech and his ability to control others in the text, Peter exhibits a masculinity that contradicts early portraits of Peter found in 1 Corinthians and the gospels of Matthew, Mark and John. Peter is not overcome by other people in Acts, and he demonstrates a masculinity that is complicit with the types of masculinities prized by the Romans and often considered out of the reach of foreigners.

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We’ll make a man out of you yet: The masculinity of Peter in the book of Acts

Stewart

2016

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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Masculinity and the Bible

Smit

2017

BRP Biblical Interpret

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Most characters in the Bible are men, yet they are hardly analysed as such.Masculinity and the Bibleprovides the first comprehensive survey of approaches that remedy this situation. These are studies that utilize insights from the field of masculinity studies to further biblical studies. The volume offers a representative overview of both fields and presents a new exegesis of a well-known biblical text (Mark 6) to show how this approach leads to new insights.By presenting the field of masculinity studies, the volume performs a service for those working in biblical studies and related disciplines, but do not have explored this approach yet. At the same time, the volume shows, by surveying the past two decades of publications in the field, what results have been achieved so far and where open questions remain. In the exegesis of Mark 6, it becomes clear that one of these challenges, the often very specific and intersectional character of masculinity, can be addressed successfully when consciously combining approaches such as narrative and ritual analyses.

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Destabilizing Masculinity: Paul in the Book of Acts and Beyond

Cited by 2 publications

References 14 publications

We’ll make a man out of you yet: The masculinity of Peter in the book of Acts

We’ll make a man out of you yet: The masculinity of Peter in the book of Acts

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