03671nam a2200637Ki 4500 on1001434776 OCoLC 20200709060300.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 170821s2011 oru ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9781630876029 (electronic bk.) 163087602X (electronic bk.) 1610972945 9781610972949 906734 (N$T) (OCoLC)1001434776 BS2625.52 .F54 2011eb REL 006710 bisacsh REL 006220 bisacsh 226.606 23 MAIN Flessen, Bonnie J. An exemplary man : Cornelius and characterization in Acts 10 / Bonnie J. Flessen. Eugene, Or. : Pickwick Publications, ©2011. 1 online resource (ix, 195 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 2010, under title An exemplary man : masculinity and the characterization of Cornelius in Acts 10. Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-183) and indexes. Introduction -- Method and hermeneutic -- Scholarly perspectives on masculinity -- Cornelius and the virtue of piety -- Cornelius the Centurion: masculinity and empire -- Conclusion. While most scholars focus on the character of Cornelius as a model Gentile, Bonnie Flessen argues that Cornelius is also a model male figure for Luke's audience. When analyzed closely, the characterization of Cornelius reveals a multifaceted rhetorical strategy regarding both gender and empire. This strategy lifts up a rather surprising portrait of an exemplary man who represents the Roman Empire and yet nevertheless manifests the virtues of submission, piety, and generosity. Flessen also proposes a hermeneutic of masculinity as a means to exegete Acts and other New Testament texts. This critical lens provides interpreters with a way of thinking about gender when female characters are absent or sparse. Although constructs of gender are embedded in texts, interpreters can use recent scholarship on masculinity along with extra biblical evidence as tools to excavate the contours of the male figure in antiquity. Print version record. Added to collection customer.56279.3 Cornelius, the centurion. Bible. Acts, X Criticism, Narrative. Bible. Acts, X - Criticism, Narrative. Bibel Apostelgeschichte 10 gnd (DE-588)4621827-0 Bible. New Testament. Actes Analyse du discours narratif. ram Masculinity in the Bible. Men in the Bible. Men in the Bible. Masculinity in the Bible. Cornelius, the centurion. Männlichkeit gnd (DE-588)4123701-8 Typologische Exegese gnd (DE-588)4186518-2 RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts bisacsh RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Flessen, Bonnie J. Exemplary man. Eugene, Or. : Pickwick Publications, ©2011 1610972945 (DLC) 2011275224 (OCoLC)756608665 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=906734 EBSCOhost EBSC 906734 92 N$T 55757 55757