Paul in Critical Contexts </titleInfo> <titleInfo> <title/> <partName>Paul and the politics of diaspora</partName> </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Charles, Ronald</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">5:0</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>Fortress</publisher> <dateIssued>2014</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">0 e</languageTerm> </language> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">ng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>305tr.</extent> <extent>Hardcover</extent> <extent>24cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>It is commonplace today that Paul was a Jew of the Hellenistic Diaspora, but how does that observation help us to understand his thinking, his self-identification, and his practice? Ronald Charles applies the insights of contemporary diaspora studies to address much-debated questions about Paul’s identity as a diaspora Jew, his complicated relationship with a highly symbolized “homeland,” the motives of his daily work, and the ambivalence of his rhetoric. Charles argues for understanding several important aspects of Paul’s identity and work, including the ways his interactions with others were conditioned, by his diaspora space, his self-understanding, and his experience “among the nations.” Diaspora space is a key concept that allows Charles to show how Paul’s travels and the collection project in particular can be read as a transcultural narrative. Understanding the dynamics of diaspora also allows Charles to bring new light to the conflict at Antioch (Galatians 1–2), Paul’s relationships with the Gentiles in Galatia, and the fraught relationship with leaders in Jerusalem.</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">Ronald Charles</note> <subject> <topic>Jews -- History -- 168 BC-135 AD</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Jewish diaspora</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Jewish diaspora -- History</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">231</classification> <classification authority="ddc">R768-C47</classification> <identifier type="isbn">9781451488029</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/ImageCover/2022/8/13/_207531843_140.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/ImageCover/2022/8/13/_207531843_140.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordContentSource authority="marcorg">1</recordContentSource> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2022-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119070725.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>