Male gender construction and representation in Paul : reading 1 Thessalonians through a gender critical, postcolonial optic
Year: 2018
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Interpretational approaches to 1 Thessalonians tend either to (excessively) problematise and question the 'authoritative voice of Paul,' or to (naively) lionise that same voice, thereby creating a deep tension between what amounts to an academic and a faith based or ecclesial approach.The tension is made all the more palpable when the discursive-rhetorical role of the biblical text is considered in relation to the construction and representation of masculinity.Broadly speaking, then, critical approaches are the province of the academy, while approaches that affirm the normativising role and centrality of Paul, belong to the church.The I feel when relating to male friends.I don't get to speak of my loss, of the pain of feeling like I Stellenbosch University https://scholar.sun.ac.za v was never good enough, or of the anxiety I feel when interacting in social spaces with other men.
Author: Robert Stegmann
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Universiteit Stellenbosch
OpenAlex ID: W2805632502