Sechrest, Love Review of  Review of "When You Were Gentiles": Specters of Ethnicity in Roman Corinth and Paul's Corinthian Correspondence by Cavan Concannon (original) (raw)

2017, Review of Biblical Literature

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This review critically evaluates Cavan Concannon's "When You Were Gentiles" which explores the complex interplay of identity, ethnicity, and Paul’s discourse within the context of Roman Corinth. The work posits that Paul navigated his identity through a malleable ethnic lens, paralleling the rhetorical strategies of his contemporaries like Favorinus. However, it critiques Concannon's insufficient engagement with ethnic theories, leading to an oversimplified understanding of ethnicity, race, and Roman identity, which diminishes the nuances of early Christian identity as distinct from its Jewish roots.

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Sechrest, Love Review of  Review of "When You Were Gentiles": Specters of Ethnicity in Roman Corinth and Paul's Corinthian Correspondence by Cavan Concannon (original) (raw)

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