Masculinities in the Ancient Greco-Roman World

Asikainen, Susanna

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“…Studies of masculinity in the Gospel of Luke differ in their evaluation of how hegemonic Luke’s masculinity is. Whereas Susanna Asikainen suggests that Luke is the synoptic author which comes closest to ancient Mediterranean hegemonic masculinity ideals (Asikainen, 2018), Brittany Wilson argues that Luke’s portrayal of men is rather countercultural (Wilson, 2015). We agree with Wilson that Luke does not simply reproduce elite constructions of masculinity, but re-figures elite norms to serve his larger theological agenda, in which power is ultimately only in the hands of God (Wilson, 2015).…”

Section: Theoretical Tools: Intersectionality Masculinity Disabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Ideal Meal: Masculinity and Disability among Host and Guests in Luke

Solevåg,

Kartzow

2023

Biblical Theology Bulletin: Journal of Bible and Culture

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In the Gospel of Luke, the social gathering of the meal appears again and again. It is a setting for Jesus’ interactions as well as a topic of conversation. Drawing on theories of disability and masculinity, this article examines the various meal scenes in Luke 14. The focus is on Jesus’ advice to the host about who to invite and who not to invite when hosting a meal (vv. 12–14). This saying constructs a complex and intersecting web of potential guests. Those that should not be invited, belong to the social world of the privileged man: his brother, friend, relative and rich neighbor. Representing different levels of his radius of trust, they all have something to give back. The preferred guests in Jesus’ parable, however, are those who lack the resources to give anything back, due to bodily disability and lack of means: “The poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind” (Luke 14:14, NRSV). The article thus examines how health, economic ability, and gender intersect. The ideal meal in the Gospel of Luke negotiates the complex social web of the ancient world. We suggest that disability and masculinity are key issues and scrutinize these categories to rethink the social make-up of ideal communities as suggested by Luke.

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Section: Theoretical Tools: Intersectionality Masculinity Disabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%