{"product_id":"the-silencing-of-slaves-in-early-jewish-and-christian-texts-paperback","title":"The Silencing of Slaves in Early Jewish and Christian Texts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald Charles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Silencing of Slaves in Early Jewish and Christian Texts\u003c\/em\u003e analyzes a large corpus of early Christian texts and Pseudepigraphic materials to understand how the authors of these texts used, abused and silenced enslaved characters to articulate their own social, political, and theological visions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe focus is on excavating the texts \"from below\" or \"against the grain\" in order to \u003ci\u003enotice\u003c\/i\u003e the slaves, and in so doing, to problematize and (re)imagine the narratives. Noticing the slaves as literary iterations means paying attention to broader theological, ideological, and rhetorical aims of the texts within which enslaved bodies are constructed. The analysis demonstrates that by silencing slaves and using a rhetoric of violence, the authors of these texts contributed to the construction of myths in which slaves functioned as a useful trope to support the combined power of religion and empire. Thus was created not only the perfect template for the rise and development of a Christian discourse of slavery, but also a rationale for subsequent violence exercised against slave bodies within the Christian Empire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study demonstrates the value of using the tools and applying the insights of subaltern studies to the study of the Pseudepigrapha and in early Christian texts. This volume will be of interest not only to scholars of early Christianity, but also to those working on the history of slavery and subaltern studies in antiquity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRonald Charles\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Religious Studies Department at St. Francis Xavier University, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47410822348978,"sku":"9781032177793","price":100.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/157f83a84d46ccf8160a71d34ee9cedd.webp?v=1778291938","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-silencing-of-slaves-in-early-jewish-and-christian-texts-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}