Toward a Postcolonial Reading of the Epistle of James: James 2:1-13 in its Roman Imperial Context
Ingeborg Mongstad-Kvammen
Toward a Postcolonial Reading of the Epistle of James offers an interpretation of Jas 2:1-13 putting the text in the midst of the Roman imperial system of rank. This study shows that the conflict of the text has more to do with differences of rank than poverty and wealth. The main problem is that the Christian assemblies are acting according to Roman cultural etiquette instead of their Jewish-Christian heritage when a Roman equestrian and a beggar visit the assembly. The members of the assemblies are accused of having become too Roman. From a postcolonial perspective, this is a typical case of hybrid identities. Additional key concepts from postcolonialism, such as diaspora, ‘othering’, naming of oppressors, and binarisms such as coloniser/colonised, centre/margin, honour/shame and power/powerless, are highlighted throughout the study.
年:
2013
出版社:
Brill Academic Publishers
语言:
english
ISBN 10:
9004251863
ISBN 13:
9789004251861
系列:
Biblical Interpretation Series 119
文件:
PDF, 2.58 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2013