{"product_id":"the-spirit-and-the-other-social-identity-ethnicity-and-intergroup-reconciliation-in-luke-acts-9780567249142","title":"The Spirit and the 'Other': Social Identity, Ethnicity and Intergroup Reconciliation in Luke-Acts","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Aaron Kuecker\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Biblical Studies - New Testament - Jesus, the Gospels \u0026amp; Acts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKuecker uses an artillery of social identity theory to demonstrate that in Luke's narrative the Spirit is the central figure in the formation of a new social identity. In his argumenation Kuecker provides extended exegetical treatments of Luke 1-4 and Acts 1-15. He shows that Luke 1-4 establishes a foundation for Luke's understanding of the relationship between human identity, the Spirit, and the 'other' - especially as it relates to the distribution of in-group benefits beyond group boundaries. With regard to Acts 1-15, Kuecker shows that the Spirit acts whenever human identity is in question in order to transform communities and individuals via the formation of a new social identity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKuecker argues that Luke depicts this Spirit-formed social identity as a different way of being human in community, relative to the normative identity processes of other groups in his narrative. This transformed identity produces profound expressions of interethnic reconciliation in Luke-Acts expressed through reformed economic practice, impressive intergroup hospitality, and a reoriented use of ethnic language.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45087728992407,"sku":"9780567249142","price":4985.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780567249142.webp?v=1767266909","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-spirit-and-the-other-social-identity-ethnicity-and-intergroup-reconciliation-in-luke-acts-9780567249142","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}