Reading Acts in the Discourses of Masculinity and Politics - (Library of New Testament Studies) by Eric Barreto & Matthew L Skinner & Steve Walton
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>These essays explore whether Acts interacted with or resisted ancient norms and values concerning manliness and imperial loyalty.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This book looks at the Acts of the Apostles through two lenses that highlight the two topics of masculinity and politics. Acts is rich in relevant material, whether this be in the range of such characters as the Ethiopian eunuch, Cornelius, Peter and Paul, or in situations such as Timothy's circumcision and Paul's encounters with Roman rulers in different cities. Engaging Acts from these two distinct but related perspectives illuminates features of this book which are otherwise easily missed. These approaches provide fresh angles to see how men, masculinity, and imperial loyalty were understood, experienced, and constructed in the ancient world and in earliest Christianity.<br/> <br/> The essays present a range of topics: some engage with Acts as a whole as in Steve Walton's chapter on the way Luke-Acts perceives the Roman Empire, while others focus on particular sections, passages, and even certain figures, such as in an Christopher Stroup's analysis of the circumcision of Timothy. Together, the essays provide a tightly woven and deeply textured analysis of Acts. The dialogue form of essay and response will encourage readers to develop their own critiques of the points raised in the collection as a whole.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"These essays will be essential reading for anyone wishing to understand masculinity and politics in relation to the study of the book of Acts." --Biblical Theology Bulletin<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Eric D. Barreto</b> is Associate Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary, USA.<br/> <br/> <b>Matthew L. Skinner</b> is Professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary, USA.<br/> <br/> <b>Steve Walton</b> is Professorial Research Fellow at St Mary's University, UK.
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